Chitty Bend East Distributary, Withlacoochee River –Amanda Davis 2024-05-03

Update 2024-05-08: Sullivan Launch to Madison Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River 2024-06-08.

Usually, Withlacoochee River water flows into this distributary into a sinkhole. But last Tuesday water was coming out into the river from the Chitty Bend East Distributary. So this swallet changed from a sink to a spring, and the creek changed from a distributary to a tributary.

[Chitty Bend East Distributary, Withlacoochee River 2024-04-30, Pumping out a stream --Amanda Davis]
Chitty Bend East Distributary, Withlacoochee River 2024-04-30, Pumping out a stream –Amanda Davis

Amanda Davis sent these videos that she took on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, when the Pinetta gauge was about 55.8 NAVD88.
https://youtube.com/shorts/UCE7siKv_ME

This is in Hamilton County, Florida, upstream from Florida Campsites Ramp and Madison Blue Spring.

WWALS last paddled in there 2023-07-15, at about 54.10 NAVD88 on the Pinetta gauge.
https://wwals.net/?p=64806

Here is a video playlist of both visits:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QzTSgm8s1Mhnc15SfU_J4rT&si=TSWZaxxifHPfiJ0m

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

[Movie: Pumping a stream out (9.0M)]
Movie: Pumping a stream out (9.0M)

[Deadfall]
Deadfall

[Movie: Don't smell too good (7.8M)]
Movie: Don’t smell too good (7.8M)

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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