Pictures: Cypress Creek South (CR 6) to Cone Bridge, Suwannee River 2019-05-04

We saw many creeks, a few birds, some karst caves, many sandy beaches, and a deadfall, on the Suwannee River from CR 6 to Cone Bridge Ramp, Saturday, May 4, 2019. We started in Hamilton County, Florida, and ended up in Columbia County.

Cypress Creek South (CR 6) to Cone Bridge, 2019-05-04, Creeks, karst, and a deadfall on the Suwannee River

Thanks to Shirley Kokidko for leading this expedition, and to everyone else who paddled.

The river was at about 51.26 NAVD88 on the White Springs gauge.

There are more pictures below.

-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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CCST

Sign: Cypress Creek South Tract, CR 6 River Access, 09:17:50, 30.5073652, -82.7174572

Context: Cypress Creek South Tract, CR 6 River Access, 09:17:31, 30.5073392, -82.7174394

DTTR

Down to the river, 09:30:33, 30.5080876, -82.7171493

Working hard at getting ready, 09:30:55, 30.5080055, -82.7167873

TP

Tadpoles, 09:36:47, 30.5078799, -82.7168837

Context: Tadpoles, 09:36:43, 30.5078799, -82.7168837

AFRU

A few rocks upstream, 09:36:50, 30.5078799, -82.7168837

BB

Banners at Cypress Creek South Launch, 09:55:09, 30.5080279, -82.7169745

EB

Embarking, 09:58:38, 30.5079539, -82.7167868

jsq @ Cypress Creek South Launch, 09:58:48, 30.5077778, -82.7166667

Here they come, 09:59:35, 30.5079392, -82.7167609

CR6

CR 6 Bridge, 09:58:54, 30.5079392, -82.7167609

Under the CR 6 Bridge, 09:59:58, 30.5079392, -82.7167609

Below the CR 6 Bridge, 10:02:25, 30.5062101, -82.7159282

Bend to the left, 09:59:39, 30.5079392, -82.7167609

BTTL

More parking posts, 10:02:22, 30.5062101, -82.7159282

Heading downstream, 10:02:21, 30.5062101, -82.7159282

BTTR

Bend to the right, 10:17:20, 30.5035016, -82.7055188

BlueB

Blue bird, left bank, 10:17:55, 30.5035016, -82.7055188

36 – 40

Movie: Downstream, 10:17:55, (841K) 30.5035016, -82.7055188

MR

Many roots, 10:20:40, 30.5015184, -82.7064184

BTTLA

Bend to the left, 10:27:55, 30.5005225, -82.7075826

BayCreek

Bay Creek, left bank, 10:29:46, 30.4953053, -82.7056433

Movie: Bay Creek, 10:29:46, (1.3M) 30.4953053, -82.7056433

Movie: Looking up Bay Creek, 10:30:25, (3.3M) 30.4950000, -82.7055556

jsq in sun glare, 10:30:38, 30.4950000, -82.7055556

UCLB

Undercut left bank, 10:39:40, 30.4908856, -82.7028730

HWP

House with white pipe, 10:43:11

ATTR

Around to the right, 10:44:23, 30.4900956, -82.6988751

Roots and undercut, 10:44:45, 30.4901652, -82.6989196

MCRB

Marsh Cp Road Branch, left bank, 10:47:12, 30.4901743, -82.6984064

Marsh Cp Road Branch enters the Suwannee River, 10:48:03, 30.4901743, -82.6984064

Undergrowth, 10:50:57, 30.4898400, -82.6967174

Coming out of the woods, 10:50:58, 30.4898400, -82.6967174

Inland Marsh Cp Road Branch, 10:54:47, 30.4898400, -82.6967174

Edge of the woods, Marsh Cp Road Branch, 10:54:51, 30.4898400, -82.6967174

DMCRB

Down Marsh Cp Road Branch to the Suwannee River, 10:51:00, 30.4898400, -82.6967174

Rest stop at Marsh Cp Road Branch, 10:51:02, 30.4898400, -82.6967174

Looking upstream, Suwannee River, to Marsh Cp Road Branch, 10:52:48, 30.4897000, -82.6966000

Time to head downstream, from Marsh Cp Road Branch, 10:54:53, 30.4898400, -82.6967174

SBAHC

Sand bank above Hunter Creek, 11:21:58, 30.4837040, -82.7006030

ABHC

Around the bend by Hunter Creek, 11:23:15, 30.4831568, -82.7017798

HC

Hunter Creek, right bank, 11:23:48, 30.4831568, -82.7017798

Hunter Creek, right bank, into the Suwannee River, 11:23:55, 30.4831568, -82.7017798

OBHC

Onwards beyond Hunter Creek, 11:25:55, 30.4824546, -82.7025527

Dan Phillips, 11:26:00, 30.4824546, -82.7025527

BRB

Boaters and right bank, 11:34:42

STTL

Sharp to the left, 11:34:52

DF

Deadfall, 11:36:29, 30.4773303, -82.7015010

Somebody sawed it off, 11:37:28, 30.4769000, -82.7010000

Some snags, 11:38:08, 30.4764553, -82.7003549

C334

03110201006334 Creek, right bank, 11:38:50, 30.4764553, -82.7003549

C341

03110201006341 Creek, right bank, 11:40:41, 30.4756276, -82.6995636

Karst, left bank, 11:41:51, 30.4754727, -82.6994681

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BCCA

Lunch in Bay Creek Conservation Area, 12:12:55, 30.4713896, -82.6815600

Lunching, 12:20:26, 30.4713896, -82.6815600

Lounging, 12:21:03, 30.4713837, -82.6816037

BCCAEmbarking

Embarking, 12:37:32, 30.4713837, -82.6816037

Canoes, too, 12:37:34, 30.4713837, -82.6816037

C371

03110201006371 Creek, left bank, 12:42:38, 30.4722229, -82.6780786

CTTR

Curve to the right, 12:42:40, 30.4722229, -82.6780786

FSS

For Sale, right bank; bought 2021-04-02, 13:04:47, 30.4589827, -82.6775425

KC

Karst caves, 13:10:49, 30.4589827, -82.6775425

Right bank bluff, 13:11:13, 30.4589827, -82.6775425

UCLB

Undercut left bank, 13:23:16, 30.4531605, -82.6696321

Wooded right bank, 13:23:18, 30.4532348, -82.6695131

Back at wooded right bank, 13:23:20, 30.4532348, -82.6695131

MBCBR

Motorboats, Cone Bridge Ramp, 14:00:34, 30.4449187, -82.6709950

KCBR

Kayaks, Cone Bridge Ramp, 14:00:36, 30.4449187, -82.6709950

Unloading kayaks, 14:01:02, 30.4445276, -82.6755153

Up the ramp, 14:00:56, 30.4445276, -82.6755153

Kayaks on truck, 14:11:53, 30.4449968, -82.6710709

LCITR

Lally columns in the river?, 14:22:11, 30.4448691, -82.6706724

DFCBR

Downstream from Cone Bridge Ramp, 14:22:17, 30.4449654, -82.6711394

TLK

The last kayak, 14:23:39, 30.4448232, -82.6708835

Bluff at Cone Bridge Ramp, 14:23:58, 30.4448232, -82.6708835

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-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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