Update 2025-04-14: Videos.

The weather was perfect, the river and springs were crystal clear, the company was congenial, and there were many turtles and birds (and tubers), on the Ichetucknee River in spring.

Ichetucknee River, Springs, Turtles, Birds, Tubers 2025-04-05, North Launch past South Launch, to US 27 Bridge

Thanks to Janet Martin for organizing this outing, and for some of the pictures here.

Videos:

On Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Wwalswatershed/videos/1026695632691778/

On YouTube:
https://youtu.be/awFdQjOQGzo

These pictures go from Ichetucknee Springs State Park North Entrance, past many springs and tubers, past South Launch, to the south end of the park.

To be continued with the rest of the Ichetucknee River with many boats, and the Santa Fe River to US 129, with many power boats going fast.

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

SR

Foggy Sunrise, I-75, 07:24:35, 30.4863719, -83.0067739

BR

Boats on ramp, Ichetucknee Springs North, 08:35:16, 29.9831318, -82.7609305

THKT

Tish Hall with sign-in sheet, Kim Tanner coming out of the woods, 08:36:20, 29.9831145, -82.7609911

IHS

Ichetucknee Headspring, 10:05:58, 29.9842082, -82.7620704

BB

Banners at Ichetucknee Headspring, 10:18:11 –Janet Martin, 29.9833222, -82.7609917

ItW

Getting in, 10:24:56, 29.9834402, -82.7606285

OL

Overhanging limb, 10:27:31, 29.9833949, -82.7607188

BHS

Blue Hole Spring, 1st Magnitude, 10:35:57, 29.9803591, -82.7588304

KL

Karst limestone, 10:37:29, 29.9802170, -82.7588004

MS

Mission Spring, 2nd Magnitude, 10:44:09, 29.9760637, -82.7587513

FoB

Family of birds, 10:44:50, 29.9760637, -82.7587513

PiWS

Paddling into a wide spot, 10:46:10, 29.9749688, -82.7590310

DES

Devils Eye Spring, 2nd Magnitude, 10:48:37, 29.9735898, -82.7596453

PiWA

Paddlers in wide area, 10:54:37, 29.9716061, -82.7597134

WL

Water Lettuce, Pistia stratiotes, 10:54:46, 29.9716061, -82.7597134

SL

Somebody sawed that log, 10:54:51, 29.9716061, -82.7597134

MPLD

Midpoint Launch Dock, 11:09:08, 29.9646321, -82.7621947

DFiW

Deadfalls in Woods, 11:14:43, 29.9784360, -82.7439856

IR

Onwards –Janet Martin

DL

Dampiers Landing, 11:21:31, 29.9604860, -82.7703420

CNDNC

Caution: No Diving or Climbing (right bank), 11:24:06, 29.9603583, -82.7715276

TB

Tubers, 11:24:43, 29.9603968, -82.7721752

LlaB

Looks like a boil, 11:30:54, 29.9593383, -82.7735022

CS

Coffee Spring, 11:34:03, 29.9593344, -82.7751375

LOPL

Tram going below Live Oak Power Line, 11:44:29, 29.9556612, -82.7815041

MPL

Middle power line, 11:44:35, 29.9549247, -82.7829449

TruMPL

Tram returning under middle power line, 11:49:00, 29.9497593, -82.7911661

LEP

Last Exit Point! Ahead, Swift Current; Begin Moving to the left side of the river, now!, 11:50:22, 29.9545041, -82.7828291

FYSS

Tubers at For Your Safety sign, 11:51:08, 29.9545451, -82.7831447

ISSL

Lunch stop at South Launch, 11:56:20, 29.9546312, -82.7844640

GreenP

Green paddlers –Janet Martin

ToL

Turtle on log –Janet Martin

SkyR

Sky –Janet Martin

US27

Paddlers at US 27 Bridge –Janet Martin

SRGB

Suwannee River Greenway Bridge (old railroad), 12:56:00, 29.9527904, -82.7858357

 -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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