At Langdale Park Boat Ramp Sunday Phil Hubbard got the big chainsaw working again. That’s the Husqvarna 24-inch chainsaw that we dunked in the Withlacoochee River Wednesday.

Then we drove by Sugar Creek for a look-see. There’s a big logjam, which we dealt with later. And geese swimming in the creek by the WaterGoat.

We decided to put in at Troupville Boat Ramp and go down around the Little River to its Confluence and upstream on the Withlacoochee River. All the way to Langdale Park Boat Ramp and back down.

Withlacoochee River Chainsaw Cleanup 2025-04-13, Troupville Boat Ramp up to Langdale Park

We found plenty of new deadfalls, and some old ones in the way at this kind of water level. The Valdosta Gauge at US 41 read 122.79 feet NAVD88 at 9:15 AM and 122.87 feet at 5 PM, rising as we did this chainsaw cleanup.

Videos:

• Phil Hubbard resurrecting the 24-inch Husqvarna chainsaw at Langdale Park Boat Ramp.
  https://youtu.be/uocO57XJo-g
• Sugar Creek
  https://youtu.be/3FmXNooaV4s
• Troupville Boat Ramp down around the Little River Confluence, up the Withlacoochee River
  https://youtu.be/Lu5W1buVe4U
• Upstream from Sugar Creek on the Withlacoochee River to Langdale Park:
  https://youtu.be/WUYu6BphIdw

And a WWALS video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-Qz_M_t-w_m3A0WBLGuy05Uk&si=xHwcCnt6wV-xNf3h

The Mayor and Chairmans Paddle is this Saturday, April 19, 2025. There is still some discussion about which route to take.
https://wwals.net/?p=67242

Thanks to Wild Green Future for the grant that paid for the 9.9 hp Mercury outboard motor, the 24-inch Husqvarna chainsaw, an 86lb-thrust trolling motor, two LiFeO2 batteries, and some other equipment.

Gauge: Valdosta Gauge. Lowest boatable: 116′; Highest safe: 123′

More: 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

RtS

Suwannee Riverkeeper jon boat, 9.9 hp outboard, 24-inch Husqvarna chainsaw, 09:15:41, 30.8868202, -83.3232139

LPBRu

Underwater Langdale Park Boat Ramp, 09:16:30, 30.8867933, -83.3232110

LPBR

Langdale Park Boat Ramp, 09:19:34, 30.8876065, -83.3235713

SP

Movie: Water mostlly out of the saw, 09:22:33, (146M) 30.8876065, -83.3235713

SC

Geese in Sugar Creek at the WaterGoat, 09:55:00, 30.8618548, -83.3188441

21 – 25

Logjam on Sugar Creek, 10:00:48, 30.8633511, -83.3192572

PL

Power Line below logjam, 10:03:18, 30.8634200, -83.3195300

EaLJ

East across logjam to horse barn, 10:03:30, 30.8634384, -83.3196125

MoSE

More old sewer equipment, 10:05:50, 30.8628009, -83.3201296

ZC

Zacadoo’s cup, 10:07:40, 30.8624052, -83.3201004

SEbRR

Railroad access road with old sewer equipment, 10:08:38, 30.8624133, -83.3207037

NSRR

Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge over Withlacoochee River, 10:10:03, 30.8628753, -83.3208304

CT

Equipment of CTI TOWERS ASSETS II LLC, 10:13:31, 30.8616329, -83.3198479

BBS

WWALS contamination sign on path to Bertas Beach, 10:18:54, 30.8610153, -83.3182631

PiTBR

Movie: Putting in at Troupville Boat Ramp on the Little River, 10:57:44, (9.9M) 30.8514158, -83.3472953

DLR

Downstream on the Little River, 11:07:56, 30.8511927, -83.3479331

DFmU

Deadfall mostly underwater, 11:09:14, 30.8497997, -83.3488770

LRC

Movie: Little River Confluence, 11:10:36, (47M) 30.8471720, -83.3476520

LRCS

Movie: Actually, one and a half signs visible, 11:11:15, (9.7M) 30.8469000, -83.3476520

FD

Fresh deadfall, 11:12:37, 30.8463103, -83.3475071

F1

Movie: Sawing the first impediment, 11:14:30, (59M) 30.8452944, -83.3474842

HuWR

Heading up the Withlacoochee River, 11:16:43, 30.8448259, -83.3474200

LDPTF

Movie: A landmark pine tree rootball, 11:16:48, (14M) 30.8448259, -83.3474200

GA133

Movie: Mostly clear up to the GA 133 Bridge, 11:29:47, (32M) 30.8498350, -83.3401071

I75

Movie: Twisty with tall cypress knees up to I-75 Bridge, 11:40:33, (24M) 30.8546304, -83.3351535

SBaI75

Small branches above I-75, 11:42:47, 30.8543752, -83.3331020

PrivB

Private bridge almost underwater, 11:44:56, 30.8539203, -83.3326624

WwFuH

Where we first used the Husqvarana 24-inch chainsaw, 11:47:17, 30.8545540, -83.3310175

BecSS

Movie: Where we stopped last time because sunset, 11:51:22, (17M) 30.8579929, -83.3261770

MsL

Movie: Many small limbs sawed, 11:53:45, (58M) 30.8579929, -83.3260000

WtdH

What to do here?, 12:21:54, 30.8590764, -83.3243768

GattL

Go around on the right bank, 12:36:40, 30.8602054, -83.3241949

GutO

Go under this one, 12:41:36, 30.8635314, -83.3232545

NSRR

Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, 12:47:06

DaRR

Deadfall above RR, 12:48:52, 30.8634688, -83.3216607

SSCLJ

Movie: Sawing Sugar Creek logjam, 12:55:45, (53M) 30.8634374, -83.3192978

AiWR

Another impediment in the Withlacoochee River, 13:11:23, 30.8647930, -83.3214162

BpDF

Movie: Big pine deadfall, 13:22:45, (14M) 30.8666757, -83.3205915

SoBL

Movie: Saw off the big log to get at the supporting limb, 13:32:58, (73M) 30.8666324, -83.3206750

HV24

Husqvarna 24-inch chainsaw, 13:36:17, 30.8666261, -83.3206004

GuttPL

Motor up through the big log segments, 13:37:34, 30.8666676, -83.3204685

RaL

Removing an angled log, 13:43:18, 30.8664403, -83.3200196

NssAB

Now some small angled branches, 13:44:44, 30.8663007, -83.3199150

PLaWR

Power Line at Withlacoochee River, 13:48:19, 30.8665009, -83.3180772

HotB

House on the bluff, right bank, 14:08:28, 30.8716918, -83.3241665

LPBenches

Langdale Park benches, 14:39:18, 30.8868540, -83.3239781

DFbyRR

Deadfall below RR side trestle, 16:06:55, 30.8641351, -83.3230149

LS

Little Stuff, 16:16:05

GA133A

GA 133 Bridge again, 17:03:15, 30.8509323, -83.3391475

 -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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