The Alapaha River, unspoiled, wild, and scenic –1979 Soil Survey

300x205 Alapaha, in oil Survey of Lowndes County, by USDA, for WWALS.net, 0 August 1979 The Alapaha River is the first illustration in the Soil Survey of Lowndes County of August 1979. This A+ gem of a blackwater river remains “unspoiled, wild, and scenic” and still “provides water sports and fishing for hundreds of people”. More people will know about it soon, due to the Alapaha River Water Trail. Come see an unuusal feature farther downstream: the Alapaha Sink, where the river goes underground. Come with WWALS to the Sink October 26th.

600x410 Alapaha, in oil Survey of Lowndes County, by USDA, for WWALS.net, 0 August 1979 Figure 1. —The Alapaha River, unspoiled, wild, and scenic, forms part of the eastern boundary of Lowndes County. It provides water sports and fishing for hundreds of people.

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