We are rescheduling this Saturday’s chainsaw cleanup, due to water level too high and more rainfall predicted all week causing the Withlacoochee River to stay high.
We are merging it with the other cleanup on the same stretch of the river:
Sugar Creek to Troupville, Withlacoochee River Cleanup 2023-07-22.
Russell Allen McBride will lead the regular cleanup,
and Phil Hubbard will lead the chainsaw cleanup.
The groups of paddlers will probably proceed at different speeds.
See:
https://wwals.net/?p=62071
Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/614883607025723
Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/withlacoochee-alapaha-suwannee-rivers-wwals-outings/events/293624535/
![[Gauges, target deadfall]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-06-24--chainsaw-cleanup-withlacoochee-rescheduled/many.jpg)
The Skipper Bridge gauge has predictions of water levels. Which show that gauge reaching Action Stage by Wednesday, and staying within a foot of it on Saturday.
![[Skipper Bridge Withlacoochee River Gauge]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-06-24--chainsaw-cleanup-withlacoochee-rescheduled/vdsg1_hg.jpg)
Skipper Bridge Withlacoochee River Gauge
The US 41 gauge usually follows about a day behind. So it can also be expected to be similar or higher Saturday than it is today, which is a foot below Action Stage at almost 122 feet NAVD88.
![[US 41 Valdosta Withlacoochee River Gauge]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-06-24--chainsaw-cleanup-withlacoochee-rescheduled/vdrg1_hg.jpg)
US 41 Valdosta Withlacoochee River Gauge
When I took this picture of our main target deadfall, the US 41 gauge read about 116′ NAVD88.
![[Get low and go under Crowe Deadfall, 2023-07-30, 14:33:05, 30.8539092, -83.3374538]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-06-24--chainsaw-cleanup-withlacoochee-river/20220730_143304.jpg)
Get low and go under Crowe Deadfall, 2023-07-30, 14:33:05, 30.8539092, -83.3374538
122′ NAVD88 is six feet higher. Which means the entire deadfall is underwater. Can’t chainsaw it in those conditions.
So please join us
on Saturday, July 22, 2023,
for the combined regular and chainsaw cleanups.
https://wwals.net/?p=62071
For more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see the WWALS outings web page, https://wwals.net/outings/. WWALS members also get an upcoming list in the Tannin Times newsletter.
For more about the trash situation, see:
https://wwals.net/issues/trash
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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