Little Alapaha River

Probably the least-known tributary of the Alapaha River, the Little Alapaha River is so shy it disappears underground between Jennings and Jasper, Florida.

The Little Alapaha River arises in Echols County, Georgia, just before it flows into Hamilton County, Florida, where it falls into a sinkhole west of Jasper, briefly reappearing before vanishing again. Theoretically it is a tributary of the Alapaha River, but it is not clear the waters of the Little Alapaha River ever reach the Alapaha River aboveground. Like the Alapaha River, the Little Alapaha’s sinkhole disappearance happens at the Cody Scarp. Chris Graham found this very interesting reference, Karst page 2 in GEOL1121 — EARTH MATERIALS, PROCESSES, AND ENVIRONMENTS by Prof. Burt Carter, Department of Geology and Physics, Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, GA 31709.

600x439 Detail streets, in Little Alapaha River, by John S. Quarterman, for WWALS.net, 4 December 2014

WWALS will mention it as a tributary in the Alapaha River Water Trail, but is not clear there are any boating opportunities on the Little Alapaha River.

The Little Alapaha River is so little known it doesn’t even appear in USGS Streamer. But it does appear in EPA MyWaters Mapper, which is the source of the maps below.

Context:
300x355 Context streets, in Little Alapaha River, by John S. Quarterman, for WWALS.net, 4 December 2014 300x358 Context topo, in Little Alapaha River, by John S. Quarterman, for WWALS.net, 4 December 2014 300x352 Context imagery, in Little Alapaha River, by John S. Quarterman, for WWALS.net, 4 December 2014

Detail:
300x220 Detail streets, in Little Alapaha River, by John S. Quarterman, for WWALS.net, 4 December 2014 300x216 Detail topo, in Little Alapaha River, by John S. Quarterman, for WWALS.net, 4 December 2014 300x219 Detail imagery, in Little Alapaha River, by John S. Quarterman, for WWALS.net, 4 December 2014

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