Downstream from Spook Bridge on the Withlacoochee River, Phil Hubbard and I took a side trip up Okapilco Creek.

Okapilco Creek 2025-03-22, Withlacoochee River, Piscola Creek, Patrick Creek

We passed Piscola Creek and Patrick Creek.

We went up Okapilco Creek about a mile. Then we encountered a deadfall across the creek. We could have sawed it in a few minutes. But our main mission was checking passage on the Withlacoochee River, so we turned back.

There was very little trash in Okapilco Creek. We collected some of it.

Phil Royce had declined to follow us up the creek, so we caught up with him down near Knights Ferry Boat Ramp. Stay tuned for that.

Thanks to Wild Green Future for the generous grant that paid for the 9.9 hp Mercury outboard we used to get there, and the 86lb-thrust trolling more and two LiFeO2 batteries and the 24-inch Husqvarna chainsaw we did not need to use on Okapilco Creek.

Map: Okapilco Creek in the WWALS map of the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT).
The little red dot is how far we got.

OC

Entering Okapilco Creek –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:25:09, 30.7520813, -83.4849673

PRNope

Phil Royce declined to follow –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:25:25, 30.7523848, -83.4851826

RwT

Like a river with trees in it –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:25:49, 30.7525055, -83.4854450

DFA

Deadfall alongside –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:28:11, 30.7533516, -83.4874142

NPC

Near Piscola Creek –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:36:09, 30.7566877, -83.4916760

PC

Piscola Creek –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:36:12, 30.7566877, -83.4916760

PCreek

Patrick Creek coming up on the left bank (our right) –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:38:11, 30.7578826, -83.4922964

CttW

Okapilco Creek is west of USGS track –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:38:50, 30.7578826, -83.4922964

BttE

Back NE towards the USGS track –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:47:08, 30.7612080, -83.4936240

AI

We could saw through this –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:50:06, 30.7627441, -83.4938985

AB

A floating bottle –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 13:55:14, 30.7608622, -83.4933460

MPR

Meanwhile, bored on the river –Phil Royce for WWALS, 2025:03:22 14:07:39

EOC

Exiting Okapilco Creek –John S. Quarterman for WWALS, 2025:03:22 14:11:16, 30.7526721, -83.4855551

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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