Update 2024-05-05: Chitty Bend East Distributary, Withlacoochee River –Amanda Davis 2024-04-30.

Here is a video and some pictures of Chitty Bend East Distributary, on the Withlacoochee River, where some of the river runs into the woods into some swallets.

That’s between Sullivan Launch and Florida Campsites Ramp, in Twin Rivers State Forest, in Hamilton County, Florida.

Here is the video:
https://youtu.be/kGumuF2thp0?si=EIUB_0w2bAaOUNA1

Or on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Wwalswatershed/videos/979960170155353

Or on instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6j67u3IkE4/

We were on a WWALS outing led by Gee Edwards. The water level was about 54.10 NAVD88 on the Pinetta Gauge.

Some 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).

See also Shirley Kokido’s pictures from 2022-01-07 with water level about 57.9.

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

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

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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

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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

 -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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