Suwannee River Sill, Griffis Fish Camp 2019-12-08

The water gates at the Suwannee River Sill are always open, despite the widespread Florida myth that in big rains Georgia opens them to flood Florida.

The Sill is always open for Suwannee River water, 09:50:32, 30.8040000, -82.4177000

These pictures are from camping two nights at Griffis Fish Camp.

See also the WWALS map of the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail, extended into Georgia.

Some deadfall, but not enough to stop the water, 09:51:04, 30.8039456, -82.4176042

Some obstructions, but not much, 09:51:27, 30.8039489, -82.4176734

View along the east (upstream) side of the Sill, 09:50:35, 30.8041139, -82.4175016

View south along the bottom (downstream) side of the Sill, 09:51:07, 30.8039456, -82.4176042

Access

Parking, Suwannee River Sill, 09:41:33, 30.8039080, -82.4192722

You can put in here, 09:51:08, 30.8039456, -82.4176042

View up to the car park, 09:51:32, 30.8039489, -82.4176734

A boat downstream, 09:52:34, 30.8039038, -82.4181508

Putting in, 09:53:36, 30.8039040, -82.4181510

Up the Suwannee River behind the Sill

The river looks different behind the Sill, 09:55:04, 30.8044076, -82.4195093

Suwannee River coming in below the Sill, 09:41:28, 30.8039080, -82.4192722

Boats coming up the river, 09:55:39, 30.8044076, -82.4195093

Roots, 09:57:35, 30.8044076, -82.4195093

Bend to the right, 09:57:38, 30.8044076, -82.4195093

Boats following, 09:57:41, 30.8044076, -82.4195093

Selfie with boats, 09:57:48, 30.8044076, -82.4195093

Getting narrow, 10:01:28

Photographing a photographer, 10:01:33

Maybe a slough? 10:03:04

Driftwood, 10:04:20

Which way?

Let’s try this way, 10:04:22, 30.8060028, -82.4184274

Overhanging branches, 10:04:51, 30.8060414, -82.4186229

Right bend, 10:08:07, 30.8065746, -82.4193205

Boats coming along, 10:08:10, 30.8065746, -82.4193205

Dan leading the way, 10:09:45, 30.8066703, -82.4187932

Land stop, 10:13:58

Deadfall

Across the deadfall, 10:15:55

Very twisted tree, 10:18:23

Sentinel trees on the right bank, 10:18:29, 30.8072193, -82.4188082

Tea water

Tea-colored water in two branches, 10:26:38

Let’s try to the left, 10:26:40, 30.8081479, -82.4195635

Very shallow, 10:27:32

Excellent tannic acid color, 10:27:34

Back downstream

There she goes, 10:27:35, 30.8079262, -82.4197075

Blackwater (deeper) again, 10:29:05

Deadfalls, 10:33:32

Gretchen and the pack, 10:37:08

One more bend, 10:41:24, 30.8049634, -82.4189094

No undergrowth, 10:41:39, 30.8049210, -82.4190750

But many red fruit, 10:41:43, 30.8049210, -82.4190750

Downstream on the main river

Deeper with the flow from the gates, 10:43:53, 30.8041118, -82.4195849

Riverbank, 10:43:55, 30.8041118, -82.4195849

Gretchen, 10:43:57, 30.8041118, -82.4195849

Hairpin bend, 10:45:11

Straight river, 10:50:30, 30.8021850, -82.4214042

CTM

Gretchen and a cypress on the bank, 10:55:53, 30.8012606, -82.4225956

Gretchen, cypress, mistletoe, bank, river, 10:56:10, 30.8012610, -82.4225960

Gretchen, cypress, mistletoe, boats, 10:56:13, 30.8012610, -82.4225960

Red river water, 11:04:32, 30.7988077, -82.4240784

Mistletoe, boats, river, 11:04:35, 30.7988077, -82.4240784

Gnarly trees

Left under the gnarly tree, 11:05:57, 30.7991236, -82.4249847

Another gnarly tree, 11:07:03, 30.7993697, -82.4255204

People on the right bank, 11:07:04, 30.7993697, -82.4255204

More people, 11:07:05, 30.7993697, -82.4255204

Unnatural rocks by a tree, 11:09:00, 30.7993700, -82.4255200

Grass

Green grass, 11:12:31, 30.8554521, -82.6584490

The pack, 11:13:42

More grass, 11:14:20, 30.7984413, -82.4264094

Narrow red water, 11:16:43, 30.7973227, -82.4275757

Still more grass, 11:17:55, 30.7972050, -82.4278273

On down, 11:17:57, 30.7971433, -82.4280239

Bulbous trunks, 11:18:36

Left bend coming, 11:18:44, 30.7971480, -82.4284544

Yellow and red water, 11:21:17, 30.7970167, -82.4293755

Rounding the bend, 11:21:19, 30.7970167, -82.4293755

Colors

20191208_112121, 11:21:21, 30.7970167, -82.4293755

Red water, green grass, 11:22:19

Right bend coming up, 11:22:21

No trees

See through the trees to an empty area, 11:26:04, 30.7953858, -82.4312771

Empty to the right of the bend, 11:28:18, 30.7956000, -82.4325000

Colorful for winter, 11:28:37, 30.7956004, -82.4330028

Even more colors, 11:30:49, 30.7952738, -82.4345599

End of the Refuge

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, 11:33:52, 30.7943270, -82.4359550

Closer ONWR sign, 11:33:43, 30.7943272, -82.4359553

Distant Okefenokee NWR sign, 11:33:36, 30.7943272, -82.4359553

Missing

Bare shore, 11:45:26,

Deadfall, 11:45:28,

TiR

Tree in river, 11:46:52, 30.7917215, -82.4391681

Gretchen and split tree in river, 11:47:19, 30.7917215, -82.4391681

Bay Creek

Sandy left bend, 11:47:23, 30.7917220, -82.4391680

Swirls of yellow and red, 11:48:42, 30.7920363, -82.4401299

Rainbow bank, 11:48:44, 30.7920363, -82.4401299

Round rainbow, 11:48:45, 30.7920363, -82.4401299

Nice day, 11:50:03

PM

Palmettos, 11:55:57, 30.7887384, -82.4450926

Closeup palmettos, and is that river access?, 11:56:01, 30.7887384, -82.4450926

Left bend with deadfall, 11:56:03, 30.7887384, -82.4450926

Verdant right bank, 11:57:25, 30.7885000, -82.4450926

Gretchen, sandbar, 11:59:46, 30.7878700, -82.4445000

Marks

Blue-marked tree, 12:00:32, 30.7875380, -82.4440192

Another, 12:00:33, 30.7875380, -82.4440192

Gretchen photographing, 12:00:53, 30.7875380, -82.4440192

Another right bend, 12:00:57, 30.7873288, -82.4440995

Wide sand beach on the left, 12:03:45,

Griffis Fish Camp

In sight, 12:06:45,

People on the beach, 12:07:49, 30.7847103, -82.4468868

Closer people on the beach, 12:08:07, 30.7847103, -82.4468868

Gretchen coming in, 12:10:42, 30.7845780, -82.4465810

Banners

Get the banners, 12:11:53, 30.7845787, -82.4465769

Boat as camera holder, 12:12:41, 30.7845790, -82.4465770

Well, we made it, 12:20:50, 30.7845483, -82.4466085

GFCL

Griffis Fish Camp Landing, 12:21:03, 30.7845480, -82.4466090

Camping

Putting out, 12:56:38, 30.7845480, -82.4466090

The fire pit, 12:56:39, 0.0000000, 0.0000000

-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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