Join us to get the deadfalls revealed by lower water levels. Yes, we’re still cleaning up after Hurricane Helene. You do not have to saw. You can pick up trash, take pictures, or just paddle. You can also walk along the right (west) bank of the Withlacoochee River much of the way. If the water […]
WWALS and Valdosta Utilities got good E. coli results on the Withlacoochee River. We don’t know about Sugar Creek; nobody tested that this week. No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Florida. There was one tiny spill near Adel, Georgia, reported to be completely contained. […]
That was fun, by several second-magnitude springs (Pot, Tanner, etc.) and first-magnitude Madison Blue Spring, as well as several islands (Turtle Rock, Chervil, and Madison Blue), as well as a few tiny rapids. Fish jumped and the paddlers were pleased, on our way from Florida Campsites Ramp to Allen Ramp.. Thanks to Gee Edwards for […]
Hahira, Georgia, June 19, 2025 — Speakers from Georgia and Florida will talk about where to paddle Georgia rivers and legal issues with that, as well as contamination in the Withlacoochee River in north Florida, much of it coming from Georgia, at the WWALS River Revue, September 6, 2025. Suzanne Welander wrote the book on […]
Update 2025-06-20: Clean Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers 2025-06-19. WWALS got some OK E. coli results on Sugar Creek this week. And Valdosta Utilities got clean results for the Withlacoochee River. No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida. Rain is predicted this weekend […]
Update 2025-06-06: Clean Sugar Creek, Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers 2025-06-04. The Withlacoochee River tested clean E. coli this week, upstream and down. Whatever was amiss at Langdale Park last week is gone now. We don’t know the state of Sugar Creek: nobody tested there. No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week […]
Update 2025-05-30: Clean Withlacoochee River 2025-05-29. The Withlacoochee River tested too high for E. coli for Thursday at Langdale Park, but clean upstream and OK downstream. Whatever is amiss at Langdale Park, it’s not Sugar Creek, which is downstream. It could be Cherry Creek or Stillhouse Branch coming out of the Country Club. Or it […]
Update 2025-05-23: Filthy Langdale Park Withlacoochee River 2025-05-22. Sugar Creek was too high at Baytree Road and at the WaterGoat in WWALS E. coli tests. However, Valdosta Utilities and WWALS got clean results for the Withlacoochee River downstream. And WWALS got excellent results for the Alapaha River. No new sewage spills have been reported in […]
Update 2025-05-14: Sugar Creek Sewage Bypass, Valdosta Utilities 2025-05-14. We don’t know how clean Sugar Creek is this week, because Valdosta Utilities is now beyond the four weeks GA-EPD requires followup testing after a major spill. The Withlacoochee River tested clean. No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee […]
Update 2025-06-25: Pictures: Florida Campsites to Allen Ramp, Withlacoochee River 2025-06-21. Update 2025-06-20: It’s going to be hot, probably 92F in the afternoon with 100F or higher heat index. Bring lots of water. Even better, citrus juice. Wear a hat and long sleeves, or sunscreen. There will be springs to cool off in, but much […]
