Springs and sand like snow, red and yellow water, chatting as we go, Woods Ferry to Suwannee Springs on the Suwannee River, May 20, 2017, with Hands Across the Sand at noon. Even though everyone had a trash bag, there was surprisingly almost no trash to pick up until we got to Suwannee Springs. Here are some pictures, a few videos, and a google map showing the locations.
Update 2021-09-23: Water levels were 36.34′ on the Suwannee Springs USGS gauge and 49.47′ on the White Springs gauge.
What is the name of this spring?
Upriver across the spring, 30.3695100, -82.8887100
It’s in SRWMD’s Camp Branch Tract, downhill from Camp Branch, but the SRWMD map doesn’t mention it.
We thought, “Let’s do Hands Across the Sand on this sand bar!”
Wading in the river, 30.3693500, -82.8884400
So we did, with boats.
Picture by Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS 2017-05-20.
Sand or snow? 30.3838158, -82.9153755
Carefree, 30.3882461, -82.9052950
OK, what about this sulfur spring?
Movie: Very green sulfur spring water, 30.3903800, -82.9266500
Here are the infamous bubbles (no, there’s no pipeline there).
Movie: Bubbles above Suwannee Springs, 30.3948300, -82.9332000
And probably you know the name of this spring:
Green Suwannee Springs outflow, 30.3946288, -82.9346197
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Starting to paddle, 30.3621200, -82.8685000
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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Videos
Video playlist, also embedded below.
Pictures
Woods Ferry Tract 57 Drive Entrance, Woods Ferry Path, 30.3433333, -82.8550000
Woods Ferry Tract Landing, 30.3615630, -82.8688362
District Lands, Yours to Enjoy,
SRWMD Vertical Control, 30.3619171, -82.8686340
Assembling at the Suwannee River, 30.3620500, -82.8685700
Upstream, 30.3620400, -82.8682200
Downstream towards the Landing, 30.3621300, -82.8683800
Yellow sandbar, 30.3623300, -82.8681800
Starting to paddle, 30.3621200, -82.8685000
Off to see the River, the wonderful river of Suwannee, 30.3617500, -82.8691200
Logs, 30.3609000, -82.8707200
Deadfalls, 30.3609600, -82.8712200
Bend to the left, 30.3660700, -82.8718600
Jerry Branch confluence? 30.3663171, -82.8722976
Paddlers near and far, 30.3664700, -82.8723400
Nice roots, 30.3663140, -82.8730949
Scotti Jay, and can we say karst? 30.3660100, -82.8732600
Limestone bottom, 30.3656800, -82.8764400
Orange-red water, 30.3655500, -82.8770800
Creek confluence, 30.3663300, -82.8778100
Second big bend to the left, 30.3664708, -82.8782716
Movie: Paddling and chatting, 30.3666000, -82.8783300
Paddling and picturing, 30.3669800, -82.8787700
Limestone cliff, 30.3672600, -82.8797200
Red and low, 30.3650000, -82.8838889
Many methods of travel, 30.3650000, -82.8838889
Undercut cliff, 30.3657700, -82.8853200
High contrast cave, 30.3659130, -82.8852608
Movie: Drifting into the cave, 30.3659300, -82.8851900
Fallen tree, 30.3669300, -82.8844600
Beach and cliff, 30.3670574, -82.8846413
20170520 112238 30.3671004, -82.8845715
20170520 112240 30.3671004, -82.8845715
Access to the river, 30.3671843, -82.8845574
Ravine, 30.3672239, -82.8849664
Camp Branch Conservation Area on right, 30.3676500, -82.8863700
Fishing on the riverbank, 30.3680800, -82.8877600
Must be something on the bank, 30.3686100, -82.8881800
Its a spring, 30.3691400, -82.8888700
Movie: Camp Branch Spring, 30.36925, -8288875
Upriver across the spring, 30.3695100, -82.8887100
Up the spring run, 30.3694600, -82.8886200
Down the spring run, 30.3695200, -82.8885500
Road or trail, 30.3695300, -82.8884600
Pictures up and down, 30.3694600, -82.8884500
Above the spring run, 30.3694000, -82.8884500
Try not to fall one someones head, 30.3693900, -82.8884900
Wading in the river, 30.3693500, -82.8884400
Climbing down, 30.3693300, -82.8884600
Roots, 30.3696754, -82.8892138
Relaxed, 30.3697866, -82.8892947
Following, 30.3697222, -82.8891667
Orange-red left, 30.3721351, -82.8900923
Small limestone cave below Mattair Springs, 30.3720494, -82.8903312
Movie: Drifting past caves, 30.3724200, -82.8905500
SE 128th Ave, White Springs, FL, 30.3827480, -82.8904040
Suwannee Riverkeeper, 30.3753621, -82.8930762
Suwannee Riverkeeper, tannic water, 30.3753621, -82.8930762
Bend left, grottos right, 30.3800243, -82.8906125
Orange and yellow water, limestone cliff, 30.3780694, -82.8911194
Cliff left, beach right, 30.3822200, -82.8910300
Movie: Dan Coleman by the caves, 30.3820000, -82.8907000
Dan Coleman, 30.3825000, -82.8907700
Boat dock in distance, 30.3827480, -82.8904040
Very red, 30.3842400, -82.8891900
Yellow water, 30.3842900, -82.8892900
Festive landing near CR 25A and SE 128th Ave., 30.3859100, -82.8887100
Bear tracks? 30.3864782, -82.8896368
Cant tell, 30.3865044, -82.8899418
Carefree, 30.3882461, -82.9052950
Landing, Sugar Creek Tract, 30.3877380, -82.9065767
Longleaf of the Suwannee, 30.3864600, -82.9060100
Natural vegetation or not? 30.3862200, -82.9056900
Inquiring minds want to know, 30.3862000, -82.9056800
Sand or snow? 30.3838158, -82.9153755
Movie: Does it smell like snake? Sulfur spring, 30.3901900, -82.9266100
Movie: Very green sulfur spring water, 30.3903800, -82.9266500
Power line, sand, and boats, 30.3912500, -82.9281400
Power line, Hamilton County, 30.3912400, -82.9283900
20170520 150549 30.3911632, -82.9282972
Power line, Suwannee County, 30.3910100, -82.9282600
Below 91st Drive, 30.3906341, -82.9316863
Beached dock below 91st Drive, 30.3905556, -82.9316667
3254 91st Dr, Live Oak, FL 32060, 30.3905556, -82.9316667
Level markers, 30.3923800, -82.9325889
More level markers, 30.3923800, -82.9325889
Broken concrete, 30.3923800, -82.9325889
Last point before Suwannee Springs, 30.3947319, -82.9326108
Driftwood, 30.3947319, -82.9326108
Movie: Bubbles above Suwannee Springs, 30.3948300, -82.9332000
Suwannee Springs wall, 30.3946500, -82.9344300
Movie: Suwannee Springs, 30.3946300, -82.9345000
Movie: More springs just below, 30.3946300, -82.9345500
Green Suwannee Springs outflow, 30.3946288, -82.9346197
Dan Phillips at Suwannee Springs, 30.3946288, -82.9346197
Looking at the outflow, 30.3946447, -82.9346156
Movie: Suwannee Springs with reference human, Dan Phillips (31M)
Old bridge around the corner, 30.3947638, -82.9347537
93rd Drive Bridge, 30.3947638, -82.9347537
Closeup, 93rd Drive Bridge, 30.3947638, -82.9347537
Looking upstream at Suwannee Springs, 30.3947638, -82.9347537
93rd Drive Bridge and US 129 Bridge, 30.3947475, -82.9346413
US 129 Bridge, 30.3944444, -82.9352778
Reflections of Bridges, 93rd Drive and US 129, 30.3947610, -82.9353479
Back to Suwannee Springs, 30.3948325, -82.9354444
Carry the boats up those stairs, 30.3947222, -82.9352778
Google Map
Follow this link for the interactive google map, or it’s also embedded below.
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