Update 2024-05-04: Videos: Chitty Bend East Distributary, Withlacoochee River, 2023-07-15
Seven shoals, one with a boat, Coffee Spring, second magnitude Hardee Spring, and several islands, and Chitty Bend East Distributary, where some of the Withlacoochee River runs into the woods into some swallets: we saw all of those on our Withlacoochee River paddle from Sullivan Launch to Florida Campsites on a fine July day.
The entire paddle was in north Florida, between Madison County on the right (east) bank and Hamilton County on the left (west) bank, starting in Madison County, ending in Hamilton County.
Rapids, Spring, Distributary, Withlacoochee River 2023-07-15
Thanks to Gee Edwards for leading this paddle.
Thanks to Gretchen Quarterman, Karen Lehnart, and Shirley Kokidko for additional pictures.
Pictures are below. Click on any small picture for a bigger one. Latlong links go to the WWALS map of the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT).
The pictures are also on facebook.
See also the facebook video, Seven shoals on the WWALS WIthlacoochee River paddle from Sullivan Shoals to Florida Campsites Ramp, 2023-07-15.
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.
-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!
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BSL
Banners at Sullivan Launch –Gretchen Quarterman, 30.5956670, -83.2600000
SO
Sullivan Launch and Belleville Bridge, 10:31:10, 30.5955750, -83.2594740
BB
Belleville Bridge –Shirley Kokidko
OBB
Ruins of Old Belleville Bridge, 10:31:15, 30.5955751, -83.2594738
WR
Withlacoochee River -Shirley Kokidko
Bellville Creek
A spring or creek, 10:39:37, 30.5912919, -83.2582130
SP
S1
First shoals: NE Fir Street Shoals, 10:56:39, 30.5846343, -83.2615631
S2
Movie: Second rapids: Twin Rivers State Forest Road Shoals, (38M) 30.5816810, -83.2627640
CSR
Coffee Spring Run –Karen Lehnert, 30.5773400, -83.2619000
S3
Movie: Third rapids: Reid Shoals, (7.8M) 30.5846343, -83.2615631
CS
Movie: Coffee Shoals (fourth rapids), (30M) 30.5688691, -83.2623641
Boat and rocks at Coffee Shoals, 11:25:10, 30.5688691, -83.2623641
Another through the rapids, 11:27:17, 30.5679896, -83.2612001
IIS
Movie: Fifth rapids with island in the stream, 11:27:17, (20M) 30.5632940, -83.2573070
Movie: Left or right?, (36M) 30.5632940, -83.2573070
Movie: He tries left, she goes right, (78M) 30.5632940, -83.2573070
He goes right, 11:38:50, 30.5632940, -83.2573070
Island and rapids, 11:38:52, 30.5632940, -83.2573071
Going right works, 11:38:55, 30.5632940, -83.2573071
Movie: Looking back at the Island Shoals, 11:38:55, (36M) 30.5632940, -83.2573071
OOS
House on the bluff, 11:48:43, 30.5573130, -83.2599485
S6
Sixth rapids: Foxglove Shoals; best go to the left, 11:48:45, 30.5573130, -83.2599485
S7
Movie: Seventh rapids, (27M) 30.5573130, -83.2599485
Heading left, 11:52:41, 30.5549506, -83.2601918
HardeeS
Movie: Landing at Hardee Spring, 11:52:52, (53M) 30.5549506, -83.2601918
Getting out at Hardee Spring –Shirley Kokidko
Lounging at Hardee Spring outflow –Shirley Kokidko
Movie: Hardee Spring outflow –Shirley Kokidko (12M)
Withlacoochee River and Hardee Spring –Shirley Kokidko
Hardee Spring –Shirley Kokidko
Boats at Hardee Spring –Shirley Kokidko
Dan and Deb in Hardee Spring, 12:33:58, 30.5448484, -83.2500281
Movie: Cold enough for you?, 12:33:58, (25M) 30.5448484, -83.2500281
Outfall of Hardee Spring Run, 12:38:53, 30.5447126, -83.2500502
Movie: Hardee Spring Run, 12:38:53, (19M) 30.5447126, -83.2500502
Boats by Hardee Spring, 12:48:29, 30.5445977, -83.2500610
Gretchen climbing Hardee Spring steps, 12:48:32, 30.5445977, -83.2500610
She wants her lunch, 12:48:35, 30.5445977, -83.2500610
Preparing to depart Hardee Spring, 12:58:10, 30.5445073, -83.2500274
Boats leaving Hardee Spring, 12:58:15, 30.5445073, -83.2500274
Movie: Hardee Spring Run from the steps, 12:58:15, (21M) 30.5445073, -83.2500274
Seen from above: Hardee Spring, 12:59:40, 30.5448750, -83.2501530
Movie: Hardee Spring from above, 12:59:40, (6.5M) 30.5448750, -83.2501530
HSHistory
History of Hardee Spring, 13:01:54, 30.5447695, -83.2500829
LHS
Lodge at Hardee Spring, 13:04:04, 30.5448270, -83.2503907
Patrolled by Deputy Williams, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, River Error Plantation, 13:05:07, 30.5452440, -83.2503340
Memorial Pavilion, 13:05:45, 30.5454624, -83.2505782
Peek inside, 13:06:02, 30.5454620, -83.2505780
Parrot on the porch perch, 13:07:22, 30.5455311, -83.2506686
LOH
Outhouse, 13:07:35, 30.5454045, -83.2505512
Sink and toilet, 13:07:55, 30.5454045, -83.2505512
Shower, 13:08:11, 30.5454045, -83.2505512
LAB
Elevated electricity, 13:08:27, 30.5455177, -83.2504072
DHS
Rocks, outfall of Hardee Spring, 13:19:05, 30.5442815, -83.2501332
Hardee Spring cropped, 15:10:33, 30.5016451, -83.2427609
Movie: Departing Hardee Spring, 13:19:05, (31M) 30.5442815, -83.2501332
Onwards after Hardee Spring, 13:23:59, 30.5416281, -83.2477592
KT
BS
Boat and steps, 13:37:40, 30.5350505, -83.2458060
RP
River porch, 13:39:15, 30.5346297, -83.2459591
RBY
River back yard, 13:42:02, 30.5336317, -83.2475918
DAwry
Dock awry, 13:46:36, 30.5318561, -83.2489747
BiiD
Boaters in the distance, 13:46:43, 30.5318561, -83.2489747
DBaLB
Don’t be a litter bug, 13:48:24, 30.5316962, -83.2483444
RatB
Right around the bend, 13:59:30, 30.5250028, -83.2430181
JGPL
Jasper-Greenville Power Line, 14:07:49, 30.5204749, -83.2396829
CBED
Movie: Chitty Bend East Distributary, left bank, 14:08:12, (6.4M) 30.5204749, -83.2396829
Entrance, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:13:54, 30.5179978, -83.2388864
Into Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:15:05, 30.5175559, -83.2387564
CBD
Movie: Entering Chitty Bend Distributary, 14:15:05, (55M) 30.5175559, -83.2387564
Gretchen at the entrance to Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:16:29, 30.5175653, -83.2387303
Right bend, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:16:34, 30.5175650, -83.2387300
HT
Hog trap, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:17:12, 30.5175490, -83.2386530
Context, Hog trap, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:17:15, 30.5175494, -83.2386532
The end is nigh, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:19:49, 30.5176122, -83.2383962
More across the rocks, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:19:52, 30.5176122, -83.2383962
Around the bend, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:19:56, 30.5176122, -83.2383962
Movie: Curve of Chitty Bend Distributary, 14:19:56, (22M) 30.5176122, -83.2383962
Movie: Cypress knees in Chitty Bend Distributary, (19M) 30.5176122, -83.2383962
Movie: Chitty Bend Distributary Sink, (83M) 30.5176122, -83.2383962
Chitty Bend East Distributary Sink, 14:22:41, 30.5172745, -83.2382570
Context: Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:22:43, 30.5172745, -83.2382570
Viewing Chitty Bend East Distributary Sink, 14:23:53, 30.5170677, -83.2382078
Let’s go back now, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:23:57, 30.5170677, -83.2382078
AfR
A few rocks, 14:48:01, 0.5132184, -83.2446374
ADeck
A deck, 14:59:44, 30.5080041, -83.2420518
PBR21
NW 21st Ct Private Boat Ramp, 15:01:06, 30.5074486, -83.2416377
IllegS
Illegible sign, 15:01:30, 30.5074486, -83.2416377
PACD
Private access off of NE Chervil Drive, 15:02:21, 30.5070331, -83.2412940
IflaB
Inflatable boat, 15:02:28, 30.5070331, -83.2412940
FloatD
Floating dock, 15:04:22, 30.5057943, -83.2405788
HBL
House of the blue light, 15:05:49, 30.5052239, -83.2405931
BrokD
Brocken dock, 15:05:54, 30.5052239, -83.2405931
BaT
Boats and tent, 15:07:46, 30.5039353, -83.2413975
IiT
Insects in trees, 15:08:58, 30.5033558, -83.2419510
FCR
Florida Campsites Ramp, 15:10:32, 30.5016451, -83.2427609
-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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