Plenty of water, and the water temperature is up to 58 degrees! The latest weather prediction is sunny with a high of 64 tomorrow.

Come on down tomorrow (Saturday) morning to Troupville Boat Ramp for the third annual Mayor and Chairman’s Paddle on the Withlacoochee River to Spook Bridge!

Troupville Boat Ramp, lunch stop, US 84 rapids, Spook Bridge

Take St. Augustine Road west past the Mall, cross I-75, and at the light for Val Tech Road turn left down to Troupville Boat Ramp.

Drop off your boat, sign in, and join the shuttle convoy to Spook Bridge.

The Hahira Gauge (Little River @ GA 122, Folsom Bridge) reads about 142′ NAVD88 (9.2′), well above our recommended low of 137′.

The Quitman Gauge (US 84 @ Withlacoochee River) reads about 89′ NAVD88 (5.5′) well above our recommended low of 85.5′.

Troupville Boat Ramp

Troupville Boat Ramp, 10:02:07, 30.8513599, -83.3471822

Midpoint

Lunch stop, thanks to The Langdale Company, 09:35:03, 30.8159426, -83.4251823

US 84

US 84 Rapids underwater, 09:10:33, 30.7937326, -83.4535328

Gate off Old Quitman Highway

Entrance , 09:03:19, 30.7909238, -83.4440553

You can park your vehicles alongside Old Quitman Highway near this gate.

Do not drive through the gate!

The shuttle vans from the Boys and Girls Club will pick you up to go back to Troupville Boat Ramp to start paddling.

Spook Bridge on Land

East end of Spook Bridge, 08:54:33, 30.7896327, -83.4509353

Spook Bridge

Spook Bridge upstream, 08:52:42, 30.7893656, -83.4512078

That’s parking for the UTV shuttle vehicle which will take you back out to the gate.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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