Trash Trap, Sheri Run at Baytree Road near Twin Street, Valdosta, GA 2020-12-08

Update 2022-02-21: For updates on the Valdosta trash situation, see https://wwals.net/issues/trash/.

Turns out the City of Valdosta already has a trash trap on one creek. It’s next to Baytree Road, upstream from Lake Sheri, on what I’m calling Sheri Run. The creek ends up in the Withlacoochee River, just upstream from the I-75 bridge. But, because of the trash trap, most of the trash does not reach Lake Sheri or the river, because it gets caught after it comes down from Valdosta Mall and all the restaurants and stores on St. Augustine Road.

Outfall of trash trap, 10:16:37, 30.8471573, -83.3288788

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Across trash trap, 10:15:53, 30.8471573, -83.3288788

Downstream from trash trap, 10:15:58, 30.8471573, -83.3288788

Steps down to trash trap, 10:16:09, 30.8471573, -83.3288788

Parking next to trash trap, 10:16:15, 30.8470670, -83.3287950

Valdosta Stormwater Manager Angela Bray offers a tour. Who wants to come, and when will you be available?

Manhole north roadside

At Baytree Road, 10:16:51, 30.8470380, -83.3289370

West down Baytree Road, 10:16:58, 30.8471239, -83.3288847

Manhole south roadside

Downhill manhole, 10:17:14, 30.8470973, -83.3288794

East up Baytree Road, 10:17:21, 30.8469621, -83.3287644

Intake under road to trash trap, 10:17:25, 30.8469618, -83.3288025

Lake Sheri

South Lake Sheri, from Buena Vista Circle, 10:23:04, 30.8521276, -83.3288091

Lake Sheri with The Grove Apartments in background, 10:23:06, 30.8522440, -83.3289130

Private Property sign, 10:23:29, 30.8521530, -83.3288700

North Lake Sheri, From Buena Vista Circle, 10:24:55, 30.8488410, -83.3291950

Spillway, Lake Sheri, 10:25:37, 30.8503340, -83.3288480

Map: Lake Sheri, Baytree Road, Valdosta, GA
in the WWALS map of the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail.

-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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