Update 2023-03-24: Clean Withlacoochee River 2023-03-22.

The Withlacoochee and Little Rivers tested clean from Thursday samples.

Beware rain is expected tomorrow evening.

So if you want to boat, fish, or swim this weekend, Saturday morning would be best.

Chart, Rivers, Swim Guide 2023-03-16

Tifton spilled 30,000 gallons of sewage Saturday, March 11, 2023, into a creek that runs into the New River, then the Withlacoochee. That was probably diluted before it got far downstream. Or was it? Valdosta got very high E. coli that Monday, March 13th. There was much rain in between, so something else may have also been washed into the river. See other post.

Clean Rivers, Charts 2023-03-16
For context and the entire WWALS composite spreadsheet of water quality results, rainfall, and sewage spills, see:
https://wwals.net/issues/testing

Thanks to Cindy Vedas for Thursday samples at her usual three upstream Withlacoochee River sites: Franklinville, Staten Road, and US 41.

Thanks to Jacob and Michael Bachrach for their usual three Thursday sites: Troupville Boat Ramp on the Little River, and Nankin and State Line Boat Ramps on the Withlacoochee River.

Thanks to WWALS Testing Committee Chair Suzy Hall for herding the testing cats.

Thanks to WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman for training the testers and delivering supplies.

The most recent results Valdosta has published were for their three upstream sites for Wednesday. US 41 and US 84 were clean, but GA 133 was not.

( Last week Valdosta did mean Monday instead of Tuesday.)

So I’ve marked GA 133 red, and all the WWALS “beaches” for which we have recent data green on

Map: Clean Rivers, Swim Guide 2023-03-16

Thanks to Joe Brownlee and Georgia Power for a generous grant for water quality testing equipment and materials.

You or your organization could also donate to the WWALS volunteer water quality testing program.

Or maybe you’d like to become a WWALS water quality tester; please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/DzWvJuXqTQi12N6v7

There are more images below.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

TBR

Troupville Boat Ramp, Little River @ GA 133 2023-03-16

Troupville Boat Ramp Water Level, Little River @ GA 133 2023-03-16

Plates, Troupville Boat Ramp 2023-03-16

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Franklinville, Withlacoochee River @ Frankinville Road 2023-03-16

Signs, Franklinville, Withlacoochee River 2023-03-16

Plates, Franklinville 2023-03-16

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Map: Skipper Bridge Bridge, Withlacoochee River @ Skipper Bridge Road

Map: Pebble Creek Estates –VALORGIS

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Staten Road, Withlacoochee River @ Staten Road 2023-03-16

Plates, Staten Road 2023-03-16

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US 41 Landing, Withlacoochee River @ North Valdosta Road 2023-03-16

Plates, US 41 Landing 2023-03-16

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Nankin Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River @ Clyattville-Nankin Road 2023-03-16

Movie: Flow and Water Level, Nankin Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River, 2023-03-16

Plates, Nankin Boat Ramp 2023-03-16

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State Line Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River @ GA 133 2023-03-16

State Line Boat Ramp Sign, Withlacoochee River @ GA 133 2023-03-16

Plates, State Line Boat Ramp 2023-03-16

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

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