Update 2023-09-30: Clean Alapaha River 2023-09-28.

The only place on the Withlacoochee River that tested bad for Thursday was the most stagnant location: Langdale Park Boat Ramp.

There was significant E. coli in the other locations, as well as in the Alapaha Little River at Troupville Boat Ramp, but none of the others were above the 410 cfu/100 mL one-time test limit.

There was rain Tuesday, but effects of that seem to have been mostly gone by Thursday.

So I’d avoid Langdale Park, which you can’t drive into anyway.

Other than that, happy boating, swimming, and fishing this weekend.

Chart, Rivers, Swim Guide Map 2023-09-28

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The most recent Valdosta results we have are for Monday upstream (good) and the Friday four weeks ago, September 1st, downstream (not bad).

No new sewage spills were reported in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida in the past two weeks.

Thanks to Kimberly Tanner for testing the Alapaha River last week at Lakeland Boat Ramp and Naylor Park Beach: both showed zero E. coli. Can’t get better than that.

Chart: mostly clean rivers 2023-09-28
For context and the entire WWALS composite spreadsheet of water quality results, rainfall, and sewage spills, see:
https://wwals.net/issues/testing

So I’ve marked green for most of the WWALS “beaches” on map.

Mostly clean rivers, Swim Guide 2023-09-28

Here’s a live Swim Guide Map.

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

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

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/

HB

Hagan Bridge, Withlacoochee River @ GA 122 2023-09-28, 11:18:22, 31.0136660, -83.3016710

FL

Franklinville Landing, Tyler Bridge, Withlacoochee River 2023-09-28, 11:34:59, 30.9812967, -83.2680893

LP

Langdale Park Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River 2023-09-28, 12:13:39, 30.8875116, -83.3234582

GA133

GA 133, Withlacoochee River 2023-09-28, 14:36:50, 30.8499934, -83.3397209

KFBR

Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River 2023-09-28, 13:59:12, 30.7125270, -83.4553205

NBR

Clyattville-Nankin Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River, 2023-09-28, 13:37:32, 30.6749477, -83.3940038

SLBR

State Line Boat Ramp @ GA 31, Withlacoochee River 2023-09-28, 13:16:25, 30.6359552, -83.3110641

TBR

Troupville Boat Ramp, Little River 2023-09-28, 14:45:35, 30.8513377, -83.3472013

PI

Incubating samples, 2023-09-28 16:05:24

LBR

Lakeland Boat Ramp, Alapaha River @ GA 122 2023-09-21

NPB

Naylor Park Beach, Alapaha River @ US 82 2023-09-21

 -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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