Pictures: Jon boat Withlacoochee River Chainsaw Cleanup, Langdale Park Boat Ramp 2024-08-25

I think that’s eight big deadfalls and some littler stuff that we sawed, downstream on the Withlacoochee River Langdale Park Chainsaw Cleanup. Hurricane Debby and other storms left quite a bit of debris.

[Downstream Chainsaw Cleanup, Langdale Park 2024-08-25, 2 jon boats and a canoe, Withlacoochee River]
Downstream Chainsaw Cleanup, Langdale Park 2024-08-25, 2 jon boats and a canoe, Withlacoochee River

We had Phil Royce’s jon boat with 3.5 hp outboard, the WWALS jon boat with 9.9 hp outboard, and TJ Johnson in a canoe.

I think there were four or five chainsaws among us, including the 24-inch Husqvarna 460 that the Wild Green Future Grant paid for, along with the 9.9 hp outboard. Plus TJ’s handsaw.

Here are some video snippets:
https://youtu.be/tuGSugOlTLw?si=xQrAla60gZzeNnkR

So you want to know: after all this sawing, can you paddle from Langdale Park to Sugar Creek? Yes, at this water level, which was 120.13 feet NAVD88 on the Valdosta Gauge at US 41 or North Valdosta Road. The last deadfall we sawed Sunday was just above Sugar Creek. I declined to take the WWALS jon boat over that mess, because of the outboard, but you could paddle through it in a kayak or canoe.

As usual with such chainsaw cleanups, more will be needed as the water level goes down. For example, at least one of the big deadfalls we sawed has another under it about six inches submerged. That required tilting up the outboard to get back up over it.

Before we started, we got prudent and decided we would never make it all the way to Troupville in a day, so we went downstream and back up. How did TJ get back upstream? I pulled him on a rope with the WWALS 9.9 hp outboard.

[Suwannee Riverkeeper jon boat hauling TJ canoe --Phil Royce, 17:00:42, 30.88758, -83.3237]
Suwannee Riverkeeper jon boat hauling TJ canoe –Phil Royce, 17:00:42, 30.8875800, -83.3237000

See also the previous two parts of this expedition report:

  1. Chainsawing deadfall from Langdale Park Boat Ramp entrance Road 2024-08-25.
    https://wwals.net/?p=65747
  2. Upstream deadfalls, Langdale Park, Withlacoochee River, Chainsaw Cleanup 2024-08-25.
    https://wwals.net/?p=65750

Here’s a WWALS video playlist of all three parts:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-Qz2jwolmB9HC-erg2r5LHRL&si=_W9Hr-pt4nAdT6zn

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

LP

[Langdale Park entrance sign, 08:54:46, 30.8872828, -83.3150464]
Langdale Park entrance sign, 08:54:46, 30.8872828, -83.3150464

BB

[Banners at Langdale Park Boat Ramp --Phil Royce, 10:00:36, 30.88755, -83.32395]
Banners at Langdale Park Boat Ramp –Phil Royce, 10:00:36, 30.8875500, -83.3239500

PTDF

[Picnic Table Deadfall the first downstream deadfall, 11:30:21, 30.8989436, -83.3316774]
Picnic Table Deadfall the first downstream deadfall, 11:30:21, 30.8989436, -83.3316774

TJam

[The first significant trash, 11:31:42, 30.8862920, -83.3245670]
The first significant trash, 11:31:42, 30.8862920, -83.3245670

PB

[A plastic bottle, 11:33:50, 30.8862248, -83.3245179]
A plastic bottle, 11:33:50, 30.8862248, -83.3245179

SPCDF

[TJ and jsq sawing on Picnic Table Deadfall --Phil Royce, 11:40:01]
TJ and jsq sawing on Picnic Table Deadfall –Phil Royce, 11:40:01

FS

[Freshly sawed, 11:42:41, 30.8862125, -83.3245882]
Freshly sawed, 11:42:41, 30.8862125, -83.3245882

GTBC

[Gully at Trail B crossing, 11:49:01, 30.8823953, -83.3241067]
Gully at Trail B crossing, 11:49:01, 30.8823953, -83.3241067

HTTJ

[Hairpin Turn Trashjam, 11:54:29, 30.8819489, -83.3257276]
Hairpin Turn Trashjam, 11:54:29, 30.8819489, -83.3257276

PSG

[Plastic, styrofoam, glass, in Hairpin Turn Trashjam --Phil Royce, 11:57:24]
Plastic, styrofoam, glass

TCaDF

[This counts as another deadfall, 11:56:59, 30.881, -83.3257]
This counts as another deadfall, 11:56:59, 30.8810000, -83.3257000

EtPT

[Enough to paddle through; that was our goal, 12:06:48, 30.8809865, -83.3257933]
Enough to paddle through; that was our goal, 12:06:48, 30.8809865, -83.3257933

OlCU

[Movie: An on-land cleanup going on, 12:07:59, 30.8806045, -83.3265745 (16M)]
Movie: An on-land cleanup going on, 12:07:59, (16M) 30.8806045, -83.3265745

AFDF

[Approaching Fae Deadfall, 12:09:33, 30.8797461, -83.3264662]
Approaching Fae Deadfall, 12:09:33, 30.8797461, -83.3264662

NFDF

[Nearing Fae Deadfall, 12:09:35, 30.8797048, -83.3264566]
Nearing Fae Deadfall, 12:09:35, 30.8797048, -83.3264566

HWAW

[High water art work, 12:11:02, 30.8793544, -83.3262756]
High water art work, 12:11:02, 30.8793544, -83.3262756

TJjsqFDF

[TJ tieing rope for jsq to tow debris at Fae Deadfall --Phil Royce, 12:29:50, 30.87945, -83.3262]
TJ tieing rope for jsq to tow debris at Fae Deadfall –Phil Royce, 12:29:50, 30.8794500, -83.3262000

CEFDF

[Clear enough Fae Deadfall, 12:35:10, 30.8795492, -83.3262177]
Clear enough Fae Deadfall, 12:35:10, 30.8795492, -83.3262177

FE

[Fire extinguisher, 12:36:13, 30.8792840, -83.3261820]
Fire extinguisher, 12:36:13, 30.8792840, -83.3261820

TMB

[Deadfall in Three Mile Branch, 12:47:28, 30.8755410, -83.3230950]
Deadfall in Three Mile Branch, 12:47:28, 30.8755410, -83.3230950

PEDF

[Park End Deadfall, 12:52:33, 30.8758913, -83.3247701]
Park End Deadfall, 12:52:33, 30.8758913, -83.3247701

TWT

[Movie: Three ways through, 13:01:34, 30.8758991, -83.3247699 (31M)]
Movie: Three ways through, 13:01:34, (31M) 30.8758991, -83.3247699

SD

[Movie: Sawdust and TJ, 13:07:36, 30.8758991, -83.3247699 (31M)]
Movie: Sawdust and TJ, 13:07:36, (31M) 30.8758991, -83.3247699

PHS

[Movie: A perfectionist with a handsaw: TJ, 13:13:21, 30.875156, -83.3250207 (22M)]
Movie: A perfectionist with a handsaw: TJ, 13:13:21, (22M) 30.8751560, -83.3250207

WoN

[Wasps, 13:14:50, 30.8751548, -83.3250207]
Wasps, 13:14:50, 30.8751548, -83.3250207

HerdingD

[Movie: TJ herding debris, 13:22:21, 30.8736598, -83.3242168 (15M)]
Movie: TJ herding debris, 13:22:21, (15M) 30.8736598, -83.3242168

LADF

[Left angle deadfall, 13:24:18, 30.8734745, -83.3247466]
Left angle deadfall, 13:24:18, 30.8734745, -83.3247466

DaLADF

[Movie: Done already with Left Angle Deadfall, 13:30:31, 30.8731502, -83.3249406 (20M)]
Movie: Done already with Left Angle Deadfall, 13:30:31, (20M) 30.8731502, -83.3249406

WitT

[What is this thing near left bank?, 13:37:45, 30.8718080, -83.3239964]
What is this thing near left bank?, 13:37:45, 30.8718080, -83.3239964

CDF

[jsq and TJ sawing Cluttered Deadfall, approximate location --Phil Royce, 13:50:17, 30.8702, -83.3215]
jsq and TJ sawing Cluttered Deadfall, approximate location –Phil Royce, 13:50:17, 30.8702000, -83.3215000

RDF

[Movie: Go around to the right of Ravenwood Deadfall, 14:24:05, 30.8677517, -83.3199256 (4.8M)]
Movie: Go around to the right of Ravenwood Deadfall, 14:24:05, (4.8M) 30.8677517, -83.3199256

ERPP

[Posted sign, Eager River Property LLC, 14:26:11, 30.8667056, -83.3188917]
Posted sign, Eager River Property LLC, 14:26:11, 30.8667056, -83.3188917

SbitW

[Movie: Small, but it was in the way, 14:28:50, 30.8663364, -83.3197806 (26M)]
Movie: Small, but it was in the way, 14:28:50, (26M) 30.8663364, -83.3197806

APTT

[Phil Royce sawing Anonymous Pine Deadfall, 14:43:15, 30.8668115, -83.3219248]
Phil Royce sawing Anonymous Pine Deadfall, 14:43:15, 30.8668115, -83.3219248

PcalM

[Movie: Phil cuts a little more, 15:00:42, 30.8668115, -83.3219248 (75M)]
Movie: Phil cuts a little more, 15:00:42, (75M) 30.8668115, -83.3219248

CUC

[Closeup pine cut --Phil Royce, 15:01:40]
Closeup pine cut –Phil Royce, 15:01:40

IfF

[Movie: It finally fell, 15:02:34, 30.8668115, -83.3219248 (12M)]
Movie: It finally fell, 15:02:34, (12M) 30.8668115, -83.3219248

WS

[Waterspout, 15:03:50, 30.8668110, -83.3219270]
Waterspout, 15:03:50, 30.8668110, -83.3219270

ASCDF

[Above Sugar Creek Deadfall, last for today, 15:23:40, 30.8646350, -83.3211050]
Above Sugar Creek Deadfall, last for today, 15:23:40, 30.8646350, -83.3211050

jsqASCDF

[jsq pulling debris from Above Sugar Creek Deadfall --Phil Royce, 15:29:28, 30.8647, -83.3211050]
jsq pulling debris from Above Sugar Creek Deadfall –Phil Royce, 15:29:28, 30.8647000, -83.3211050

TLPBR

[Trash hauled to Langdale Park Boat Ramp --Phil Royce, 16:54:21, 30.88758, -83.3237]
Trash hauled to Langdale Park Boat Ramp –Phil Royce, 16:54:21, 30.8875800, -83.3237000

HC

[Suwannee Riverkeeper jon boat hauling TJ canoe --Phil Royce, 17:00:42, 30.88758, -83.3237]
Suwannee Riverkeeper jon boat hauling TJ canoe –Phil Royce, 17:00:42, 30.8875800, -83.3237000

NT

[Duck, fire extinguisher, croc, soccer ball --Phil Royce, 17:01:08, 30.88758, -83.3237]
Duck, fire extinguisher, croc, soccer ball –Phil Royce, 17:01:08, 30.8875800, -83.3237000

DB

[Disembarking --Phil Royce, 17:02:28, 30.88758, -83.3237]
Disembarking –Phil Royce, 17:02:28, 30.8875800, -83.3237000

SRJB

[Three saws in Suwannee Riverkeeper jon boat --Phil Royce, 17:10:24, 30.88758, -83.32385]
Three saws in Suwannee Riverkeeper jon boat –Phil Royce, 17:10:24, 30.8875800, -83.3238500

TJC

[Sawdust in TJ canoe --Phil Royce, 17:10:45, 30.88758, -83.3239]
Sawdust in TJ canoe –Phil Royce, 17:10:45, 30.8875800, -83.3239000

TiTC

[Trash in trash can --Phil Royce, 17:25:37, 30.8874, -83.32375]
Trash in trash can –Phil Royce, 17:25:37, 30.8874000, -83.3237500

ULJB

[Unloading Suwannee Riverkeeper jon boat --Phil Royce, 17:25:42, 30.8874, -83.32375]
Unloading Suwannee Riverkeeper jon boat –Phil Royce, 17:25:42, 30.8874000, -83.3237500

 -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/