Phil Hubbard sawed many deadfalls large to medium from Langdale Park Boat Ramp downstream on the Withlacoochee River Sunday.
Many deadfalls cleared, Langdale Park downstream, Withlacoochee River, Chainsaw Cleanup 2025-02-09
We stopped a bit above Sugar Creek, because of outboard fuel issues, plus the whole trip ended up eight hours, which is enough for one day.
Thanks to Phil Hubbard for leading this one.
While my job was basically boat driver, I did saw a bit, as well.
The water level was 119.6 feet NAVD88 at noon on the Valdosta Gauge.
Thanks to Wild Green Future for the grant that bought the 9.9hp outboard, the 24-inch Husqvarna chainsaw (which we did not need to use this time), and the twin LiFePO4 batteries which we did use along with the 86lb thrust trolling motor.
TJ Johnson is leading the next chainsaw cleanup,
this Saturday, when we will go again at the
Withlacoochee River upstream from Troupville 2025-02-15.
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-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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LPBR
Signs at Langdale Park Boat Ramp, 2025:02:09 09:38:57, 30.8875828, -83.3236199
Phil Hubbard with WWALS jon boat, saws, 9.9hp outboard, prop guard at Langdale Park Boat Ramp, 2025:02:09 09:39:36, 30.8876379, -83.3237178
OtW
Heading downstream, 2025:02:09 09:42:36, 30.8869360, -83.3238396
C1
First cut, 2025:02:09 09:48:11, 30.8835115, -83.3248154
MC
More cut, 2025:02:09 09:49:16, 30.8835006, -83.3247929
Bank cut, 2025:02:09 09:50:39, 30.8836153, -83.3246274
Movie: Bank cut, 2025:02:09 09:50:46, (62M) 30.8836153, -83.3246274
Movie: Cut again in the river, 2025:02:09 09:52:15, (23M) 30.8836153, -83.3246274
C2
Second cut, 2025:02:09 09:54:19, 30.8834550, -83.3246716
Stihl saw, 2025:02:09 09:54:39, 30.8834478, -83.3246855
Remove debris, 2025:02:09 09:54:48, 30.8834478, -83.3246855
Movie: Removing trash, 2025:02:09 09:54:52, (69M) 30.8834478, -83.3246855
TL
Toss log, 2025:02:09 09:56:19, 30.8834646, -83.3247169
C3
Third cut, 2025:02:09 09:59:55, 30.8830127, -83.3243997
Movie: Third cut, 2025:02:09 10:00:03, (157M) 30.8830127, -83.3243997
Movie: Cut limbs, 2025:02:09 10:01:30, (20M) 30.8830127, -83.3243997
C4
Fourth cut in sight, 2025:02:09 10:01:58, 30.8829721, -83.3244075
C4High
Movie: Sawing high, 2025:02:09 10:03:08, (5.8M) 30.8829721, -83.3244075
Movie: Sawing higher, 2025:02:09 10:03:18, (47M) 30.8829721, -83.3244075
And more sawing, 2025:02:09 10:07:13, 30.8826754, -83.3241163
TrailB
Trail B visible on left bank, 2025:02:09 10:07:16, 30.8826754, -83.3241163
UTPP
Movie: Use the push poll, 2025:02:09 10:07:19, (18M) 30.8826754, -83.3241163
TaS
Toss and splash, 2025:02:09 10:12:16
Pull up, 2025:02:09 10:12:23, 30.8826040, -83.3242189
Movie: Got previously submerged limb, 2025:02:09 10:12:26, (47M) 30.8826040, -83.3242189
SE
Sawed ends, 2025:02:09 10:14:47, 30.8825895, -83.3241446
UL
Underwater log, 2025:02:09 10:15:27, 30.8826025, -83.3241239
HTDF
Remains of Hairpin Turn Deadfall, 2025:02:09 10:19:34, 30.8819794, -83.3253003
SD
Saw down, 2025:02:09 10:24:55, 30.8817896, -83.3257244
Movie: Sawing down, 2025:02:09 10:24:58, (12M) 30.8817896, -83.3257244
Movie: Bzz, 2025:02:09 10:25:26, (85M) 30.8817896, -83.3257244
Movie: Reposition, 2025:02:09 10:26:11, (27M) 30.8817896, -83.3257244
Movie: Another section, 2025:02:09 10:26:29, (12M) 30.8817896, -83.3257244
Shove log with push pole, 2025:02:09 10:26:50, 30.8817883, -83.3257223
Movie: Debris sort of out of the way, 2025:02:09 10:29:02, (16M) 30.8817883, -83.3257223
SC
Standing cut, 2025:02:09 10:53:16, 30.8817732, -83.3257935
Toss that, 2025:02:09 10:53:21, 30.8817732, -83.3257639
Movie: Standing cut, 2025:02:09 10:53:27, (40M) 30.8817732, -83.3257639
Movie: Higher up, 2025:02:09 10:54:11, (18M) 30.8817732, -83.3257639
Movie: Lower down, 2025:02:09 10:54:30, (26M) 30.8817732, -83.3257639
TtN
Thread the needle, 2025:02:09 10:56:56, 30.8815300, -83.3255810
CSailing
Clear sailing, 2025:02:09 11:03:10, 30.8802916, -83.3266792
C5
Cut 5, 2025:02:09 11:04:28, 30.8797986, -83.3265042
C6
Cut 6 Backlit Phil, 2025:02:09 11:21:26, 30.8792872, -83.3260805
Shorten that limb, 2025:02:09 11:22:18, 30.8792872, -83.3260805
Shortened that one, 2025:02:09 11:23:48, 30.8792893, -83.3261164
C7
Cut 7 Detail work, 2025:02:09 11:46:42, 30.8766103, -83.3228481
Need to get through this mess, 2025:02:09 11:46:46, 30.8766103, -83.3228481
Bigger stuff on left bank, 2025:02:09 11:46:49, 30.8766103, -83.3228481
A few more cuts, 2025:02:09 11:56:43, 30.8765987, -83.3228094
Try not to cut the boat, 2025:02:09 12:01:39, 30.8766310, -83.3229989
C8
Cut 8 near the bottom of the park, 2025:02:09 12:02:00, 30.8766310, -83.3229989
Another slice, 2025:02:09 12:17:42, 30.8761264, -83.3243771
Movie: Another slice, 2025:02:09 12:17:46, (26M) 30.8761264, -83.3243771
ELP
Final bend of Langdale Park, 2025:02:09 12:18:02, 30.8761264, -83.3243771
Movie: Cutting the bow, 2025:02:09 12:19:12, (6.3M) 30.8761264, -83.3243771
Plunk, 2025:02:09 12:19:24, 30.8761209, -83.3243963
More below, 2025:02:09 12:23:08, 30.8760079, -83.3244943
More above, 2025:02:09 12:30:29, 30.8758405, -83.3245075
Got sawdust, 2025:02:09 12:30:36, 30.8758405, -83.3245075
Movie: Swaing a limb curtain, 2025:02:09 12:30:41, (161M) 30.8758405, -83.3245075
BiB
Brush in boat, 2025:02:09 12:33:06, 30.8759070, -83.3246299
Movie: Brush alongside, 2025:02:09 12:34:26, (23M) 30.8759070, -83.3246299
Movie: Facing front, 2025:02:09 12:35:28, (23M) 30.8759070, -83.3246299
RC
Clear stretch; Ravenwook Creek somewhere on left bank, 2025:02:09 13:14:14, 30.8690758, -83.3206853
C9
Cut 9 near the power line, 2025:02:09 13:23:19, 30.8669342, -83.3198744
C10
Cut 10: Pine Tree Pile, 2025:02:09 14:05:55, 30.8667907, -83.3206122
Context: Pine Tree Pile, 2025:02:09 14:05:59, 30.8667907, -83.3206122
One big one cut, 2025:02:09 14:14:20, 30.8667537, -83.3206855
MA
More ahead, 2025:02:09 14:56:30, 30.8669775, -83.3210810
Return
Heading back up: Which way through?, 2025:02:09 15:23:58, 30.8719683, -83.3242621
BaBR
Back at Langdale Park Boat Ramp, 2025:02:09 16:44:09, 30.8876144, -83.3238313
BB
Banner at Langdale Park Boat Ramp, 2025:02:09 16:54:05, 30.8875531, -83.3236004
LPES
Langdale Park entrance sign, 2025:02:09 17:12:45, 30.8872864, -83.3150255
-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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