Tour of Ichetucknee Springs 2023-12-14

Thanks to Rangers Cole and Owen for an informative tour of Grassy Hole, Mill Pond Spring, and Devils Eye Spring on the Ichetucknee River.

Three springs on the Ichetucknee River: Grassy Hole, Mill Pond, and Devils Eye, 2023-12-14; see the WWALS map of the Suwannee River Water Trail, including the Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers.

This tour was part of the agenda of Stacie Greco’s Santa Fe River Springs Protection Forum.

Join us to paddle past these springs this Saturday on Iche Nippy Dip Day Swim and Paddle, Ichetucknee River 2024-01-06.

Apparently there was quite a town at Mill Pond Spring, formed around the undershot water wheel of the mill. Hurricanes, economic changes, and wars caused the demise of the town.

Water lettuce, the main topic of the Forum, is cultivated in nurseries at Devils Eye Spring.

Here’s a video on YouTube of some highlights of the tour.
https://youtu.be/WthagPBbUvI

Or on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Wwalswatershed/videos/1019535769126733

There are more pictures below.

Or on facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/Wwalswatershed/posts/pfbid02DqDjVAdDJtnS7ZyYu84KSM5eqNEn24kBAeDeCyUUY1GD1AaHqhqqZdDh4TjQNAmSl

-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/

Waiting for the tour vans, 13:53:05, 29.9848631, -82.7628021

Ranger Cole explains the tour, 13:53:40, 29.9848631, -82.7628021

Ranger Owen helping fromm the back, 13:53:43, 29.9848631, -82.7628021

Map

Red pins are the springs we will tour, 13:54:02, 29.9848370, -82.7626760

Intently listening, 14:05:48, 29.9847306, -82.7627534

MT

Margaret Tolbert has a question, 14:05:54, 29.9847306, -82.7627534

GHS

Movie: Grassy Hole Spring, Ichetucknee River, 14:05:56, (21M) 29.9676430, -82.7595850

Movie: Grassy Hole Spring and Trilogy Landing, (16M) 29.9677000, -82.7596000

Movie: Trilogy Landing, Ichetucknee River, (27M) 29.9847306, -82.7627534

TL

Canoes at Trilogy Landing, Ichetucknee River, 14:25:48, 29.9684300, -82.7595010

Meanwhile back at Grassy Hole Spring, 14:26:35, 29.9687097, -82.7595443

RO

Ranger Owen at Grassy Hole Spring, 14:27:11, 29.9684570, -82.7593337

Ranger Owen and people at Grassy Hole Spring, 14:27:06, 29.9684570, -82.7593337

GHSB

Grassy Hole Spring boil, 14:28:07, 29.9684040, -82.7594750

Movie: Grassy Hole Spring bubbling, 14:28:07, (8.3M) 29.9684040, -82.7594750

Depth stick, Grassy Hole Spring, 14:35:29, 29.9683260, -82.7597200

RC

Ranger Cole at Grassy Hole Spring, 14:36:19, 29.9683263, -82.7597195

Vegetation in Grassy Hole Spring Run, 14:36:55, 29.9683279, -82.7597171

21 – 25

Movie: Vegetation along Grassy Hole Spring Run, 14:36:55, (19M) 29.9683279, -82.7597171

Movie: Grassy Hole Spring Run towards Ichetucknee River, (17M) 29.9683279, -82.7597171

Movie: Slough below Grassy Hole Spring, (37M) 29.9683279, -82.7597171

Movie: Ichetucknee River below Grassy Hole Spring, (7.0M) 29.9683279, -82.7597171

MPS

Mill Pond Spring Run, Ichetucknee River, 14:56:53, 29.9661757, -82.7601953

Deadfall at Mill Pond Spring, 14:56:45, 29.9661556, -82.7601873

Deadfall roots at Mill Pond Spring, 14:57:02, 29.9661757, -82.7601953

Movie: Mill Pond Spring, Ichetucknee River, 14:57:02, (21M) 29.9661757, -82.7601953

MPSR

Movie: Mill Pond Spring Run, (14M) 29.9661757, -82.7601953

MPSD

Movie: Mill dam, Mill Pond Spring, (15M) 29.9661757, -82.7601953

MPSB

Movie: Two boils in Mill Pond Spring, (9.4M) 29.9661757, -82.7601953

MPSL

Logs in Mill Pond Spring Run, 15:01:52, 29.9663230, -82.7604600

Logs across Mill Pond Spring Run, 15:06:44, 29.9663570, -82.7602500

Context, logs across Mill Pond Spring Run, 15:06:46, 29.9663570, -82.7602500

People and logs across Mill Pond Spring Run, 15:06:50, 29.9663566, -82.7602500

MPSLD

Mill Pond Spring Run logs and dam, 15:07:12, 29.9663566, -82.7602500

Movie: Undershot water wheel was in the cut on the right, 15:07:12, (20M) 29.9663566, -82.7602500

Movie: Log across Mill Pond Spring Run, (33M) 29.9663566, -82.7602500

Movie: More logs across Mill Pond Spring Run, (25M) 29.9663566, -82.7602500

DES

Movie: Devils Eye Spring, Ichetucknee River, 29.9735 -82.760 (21M)

Movie: Water lettuce nursery, Devils Eye Spring, Ichetucknee River, 29.9735 -82.760 (22M)

Movie: Devils Eye Spring towards the Ichetucknee River, (10M) 29.9738500, -82.7606710

MR

Mushrooms, 15:50:49, 29.9738500, -82.7606710

More mushrooms, 15:50:52, 29.9738500, -82.7606710

BB

Beautyberry, Callicarpa Americana, 15:55:19, 29.9738025, -82.7603061

NC

Water lettuce nursery cage, 16:00:28, 29.9737236, -82.7602044

NT

Nut, 16:07:49, 29.9736378, -82.7600069

Nut again, 16:07:47, 29.9736378, -82.7600069

Nut again 2, 16:07:52, 29.9736378, -82.7600069

Nut again 3, 16:07:56, 29.9736378, -82.7600069

PR

Rangers Owen and Cole, 16:27:43, 29.9848150, -82.7626410

-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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