Pictures: Withlacoochee Springs, Shoals, Slough, Sullivan Launch 2023-07-15

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]
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!
https://wwals.net/donations

BSL

[Banners at Sullivan Launch --Gretchen Quarterman, 30.595667, -83.26]
Banners at Sullivan Launch –Gretchen Quarterman, 30.5956670, -83.2600000

SO

[Sullivan Launch and Belleville Bridge, 10:31:10, 30.5955750, -83.2594740]
Sullivan Launch and Belleville Bridge, 10:31:10, 30.5955750, -83.2594740

BB

[Belleville Bridge --Shirley Kokidko]
Belleville Bridge –Shirley Kokidko

OBB

[Ruins of Old Belleville Bridge, 10:31:15, 30.5955751, -83.2594738]
Ruins of Old Belleville Bridge, 10:31:15, 30.5955751, -83.2594738

WR

[Withlacoochee River -Shirley Kokidko]
Withlacoochee River -Shirley Kokidko

Bellville Creek

[A spring or creek, 10:39:37, 30.5912919, -83.2582130]
A spring or creek, 10:39:37, 30.5912919, -83.2582130

SP

[Spring --Shirley Kokidko]
Spring –Shirley Kokidko

S1

[First shoals: NE Fir Street Shoals, 10:56:39, 30.5846343, -83.2615631]
First shoals: NE Fir Street Shoals, 10:56:39, 30.5846343, -83.2615631

S2

[Movie: Second rapids: Twin Rivers State Forest Road Shoals, 30.581681, -83.262764 (38M)]
Movie: Second rapids: Twin Rivers State Forest Road Shoals, (38M) 30.5816810, -83.2627640

CSR

[Coffee Spring Run --Karen Lehnert, 30.57734, -83.2619]
Coffee Spring Run –Karen Lehnert, 30.5773400, -83.2619000

S3

[Movie: Third rapids: Reid Shoals, 30.5846343, -83.2615631 (7.8M)]
Movie: Third rapids: Reid Shoals, (7.8M) 30.5846343, -83.2615631

CS

[Movie: Coffee Shoals (fourth rapids), 30.5688691, -83.2623641 (30M)]
Movie: Coffee Shoals (fourth rapids), (30M) 30.5688691, -83.2623641

IIS

[Movie: Fifth rapids with island in the stream, 11:27:17,30.5632940, -83.2573070 (20M)]
Movie: Fifth rapids with island in the stream, 11:27:17, (20M) 30.5632940, -83.2573070

OOS

[House on the bluff, 11:48:43, 30.5573130, -83.2599485]
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]
Sixth rapids: Foxglove Shoals; best go to the left, 11:48:45, 30.5573130, -83.2599485

S7

[Movie: Seventh rapids, 30.5573130, -83.2599485 (27M)]
Movie: Seventh rapids, (27M) 30.5573130, -83.2599485

HardeeS

[Movie: Landing at Hardee Spring, 11:52:52, 30.5549506, -83.2601918 (53M)]
Movie: Landing at Hardee Spring, 11:52:52, (53M) 30.5549506, -83.2601918

[Getting out at Hardee Spring --Shirley Kokidko]
Getting out at Hardee Spring –Shirley Kokidko

[Lounging at Hardee Spring outflow --Shirley Kokidko]
Lounging at Hardee Spring outflow –Shirley Kokidko

[Movie: Hardee Spring outflow --Shirley Kokidko (12M)]
Movie: Hardee Spring outflow –Shirley Kokidko (12M)

[Withlacoochee River and Hardee Spring --Shirley Kokidko]
Withlacoochee River and Hardee Spring –Shirley Kokidko

[Hardee Spring --Shirley Kokidko]
Hardee Spring –Shirley Kokidko

[Boats at Hardee Spring --Shirley Kokidko]
Boats at Hardee Spring –Shirley Kokidko

[Dan and Deb in Hardee Spring, 12:33:58, 30.5448484, -83.2500281]
Dan and Deb in Hardee Spring, 12:33:58, 30.5448484, -83.2500281

[Movie: Cold enough for you?, 12:33:58, 30.5448484, -83.2500281 (25M)]
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]
Outfall of Hardee Spring Run, 12:38:53, 30.5447126, -83.2500502

[Movie: Hardee Spring Run, 12:38:53, 30.5447126, -83.2500502 (19M)]
Movie: Hardee Spring Run, 12:38:53, (19M) 30.5447126, -83.2500502

[Boats by Hardee Spring, 12:48:29, 30.5445977, -83.2500610]
Boats by Hardee Spring, 12:48:29, 30.5445977, -83.2500610

[Gretchen climbing Hardee Spring steps, 12:48:32, 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]
She wants her lunch, 12:48:35, 30.5445977, -83.2500610

[Preparing to depart Hardee Spring, 12:58:10, 30.5445073, -83.2500274]
Preparing to depart Hardee Spring, 12:58:10, 30.5445073, -83.2500274

[Boats leaving Hardee Spring, 12:58:15, 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, 30.5445073, -83.2500274 (21M)]
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]
Seen from above: Hardee Spring, 12:59:40, 30.5448750, -83.2501530

[Movie: Hardee Spring from above, 12:59:40, 30.5448750, -83.2501530 (6.5M)]
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]
History of Hardee Spring, 13:01:54, 30.5447695, -83.2500829

LHS

[Lodge at Hardee Spring, 13:04:04, 30.5448270, -83.2503907]
Lodge at Hardee Spring, 13:04:04, 30.5448270, -83.2503907

LOH

[Outhouse, 13:07:35, 30.5454045, -83.2505512]
Outhouse, 13:07:35, 30.5454045, -83.2505512

LAB

[Elevated electricity, 13:08:27, 30.5455177, -83.2504072]
Elevated electricity, 13:08:27, 30.5455177, -83.2504072

DHS

[Rocks, outfall of Hardee Spring, 13:19:05, 30.5442815, -83.2501332]
Rocks, outfall of Hardee Spring, 13:19:05, 30.5442815, -83.2501332

KT

[Karst --Shirley Kokidko]
Karst –Shirley Kokidko

BS

[Boat and steps, 13:37:40, 30.5350505, -83.2458060]
Boat and steps, 13:37:40, 30.5350505, -83.2458060

RP

[River porch, 13:39:15, 30.5346297, -83.2459591]
River porch, 13:39:15, 30.5346297, -83.2459591

RBY

[River back yard, 13:42:02, 30.5336317, -83.2475918]
River back yard, 13:42:02, 30.5336317, -83.2475918

DAwry

[Dock awry, 13:46:36, 30.5318561, -83.2489747]
Dock awry, 13:46:36, 30.5318561, -83.2489747

BiiD

[Boaters in the distance, 13:46:43, 30.5318561, -83.2489747]
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]
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]
Right around the bend, 13:59:30, 30.5250028, -83.2430181

JGPL

[Jasper-Greenville Power Line, 14:07:49, 30.5204749, -83.2396829]
Jasper-Greenville Power Line, 14:07:49, 30.5204749, -83.2396829

CBED

[Movie: Chitty Bend East Distributary, left bank, 14:08:12, 30.5204749, -83.2396829 (6.4M)]
Movie: Chitty Bend East Distributary, left bank, 14:08:12, (6.4M) 30.5204749, -83.2396829

CBD

[Movie: Entering Chitty Bend Distributary, 14:15:05, 30.5175559, -83.2387564 (55M)]
Movie: Entering Chitty Bend Distributary, 14:15:05, (55M) 30.5175559, -83.2387564

HT

[Hog trap, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:17:12, 30.5175490, -83.2386530]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Around the bend, Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:19:56, 30.5176122, -83.2383962

[Movie: Curve of Chitty Bend Distributary, 14:19:56, 30.5176122, -83.2383962 (22M)]
Movie: Curve of Chitty Bend Distributary, 14:19:56, (22M) 30.5176122, -83.2383962

[Movie: Cypress knees in Chitty Bend Distributary, 30.5176122, -83.2383962 (19M)]
Movie: Cypress knees in Chitty Bend Distributary, (19M) 30.5176122, -83.2383962

[Movie: Chitty Bend Distributary Sink, 30.5176122, -83.2383962 (83M)]
Movie: Chitty Bend Distributary Sink, (83M) 30.5176122, -83.2383962

[Chitty Bend East Distributary Sink, 14:22:41, 30.5172745, -83.2382570]
Chitty Bend East Distributary Sink, 14:22:41, 30.5172745, -83.2382570

[Context: Chitty Bend East Distributary, 14:22:43, 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]
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]
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]
A few rocks, 14:48:01, 0.5132184, -83.2446374

ADeck

[A deck, 14:59:44, 30.5080041, -83.2420518]
A deck, 14:59:44, 30.5080041, -83.2420518

PBR21

[NW 21st Ct Private Boat Ramp, 15:01:06, 30.5074486, -83.2416377]
NW 21st Ct Private Boat Ramp, 15:01:06, 30.5074486, -83.2416377

IllegS

[Illegible sign, 15:01:30, 30.5074486, -83.2416377]
Illegible sign, 15:01:30, 30.5074486, -83.2416377

PACD

[Private access off of NE Chervil Drive, 15:02:21, 30.5070331, -83.2412940]
Private access off of NE Chervil Drive, 15:02:21, 30.5070331, -83.2412940

IflaB

[Inflatable boat, 15:02:28, 30.5070331, -83.2412940]
Inflatable boat, 15:02:28, 30.5070331, -83.2412940

FloatD

[Floating dock, 15:04:22, 30.5057943, -83.2405788]
Floating dock, 15:04:22, 30.5057943, -83.2405788

HBL

[House of the blue light, 15:05:49, 30.5052239, -83.2405931]
House of the blue light, 15:05:49, 30.5052239, -83.2405931

BrokD

[Brocken dock, 15:05:54, 30.5052239, -83.2405931]
Brocken dock, 15:05:54, 30.5052239, -83.2405931

BaT

[Boats and tent, 15:07:46, 30.5039353, -83.2413975]
Boats and tent, 15:07:46, 30.5039353, -83.2413975

IiT

[Insects in trees, 15:08:58, 30.5033558, -83.2419510]
Insects in trees, 15:08:58, 30.5033558, -83.2419510

FCR

[Florida Campsites Ramp, 15:10:32, 30.5016451, -83.2427609]
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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