Daily Archives: March 14, 2025

Langdale Park and Troupville Boat Ramp 2025-03-14

Reminder: we’ve rescheduled and rerouted the Mayor and Chairman’s Paddle to next Saturday, March 22, 2025, from Troupville Boat Ramp to Spook Bridge:
https://wwals.net/?p=67188

[Langdale Park underwater 2025-03-14, Troupville Boat Ramp OK, Mayor & Chairman's Paddle is 2025-03-22 from Troupville]
Langdale Park underwater 2025-03-14, Troupville Boat Ramp OK, Mayor & Chairman’s Paddle is 2025-03-22 from Troupville

For why that was a wise decision, see these pictures of Langdale Park today. The entrance road is underwater starting about halfway to Langdale Park Boat Ramp.

Meanwhile, Troupville Boat Ramp is doing pretty well.

Also, the Withlacoochee River is dirty with E. coli this week; see the weekly WWALS water quality report:
https://wwals.net/?p=67213

So come on down next Saturday, March 22, to Troupville Boat Ramp, between 8 and 9 AM, for the Mayor and Chairman’s Paddle. Continue reading

Dirty Withlacoochee River 2025-03-12

Avoid the Withlacoochee River this weekend, and perhaps beyond.

Valdosta Utilities got too-high E. coli at GA 133 and US 84, and WWALS tester Russ Tatum also got too high at Holly Point, down near the Suwannee River, all for Wednesday.

[Dirty Withlacoochee River 2025-03-12, More rain coming 2025-03-15, First Flush, Avoid the rivers]
Dirty Withlacoochee River 2025-03-12, More rain coming 2025-03-15, First Flush, Avoid the rivers

No new sewage spills were reported in Georgia or Florida.

The big rain Sunday probably did first flush, which means it washed the woods the wildlife had been using as a latrine. And I’d bet it washed some remaining sewage residue out of Sugar Creek. The bypass is operational, but lots of sewage spilled in there before the bypass.

Whatever the cause, the Withlacoochee River is dirty. And more thunderstorms are coming this Sunday.

Also the Withlacoochee is way too high to paddle above the Little River Confluence, and also downstream at Pinetta. The Santa Fe River is too high in spots, as well.

If you want to go fishing, swimming, paddling, or boating, avoid the Withlacoochee River and much of the Santa Fe River. Try the Alapaha River or the Suwannee River.

Join us on Saturday, March 22, 2025, for the Chairman and Mayor’s Paddle: Troupville to Spook Bridge, Withlacoochee River 2025-03-22. Continue reading