Join us to clean up this stretch of the beautiful black water Withlacoochee River.

The river is very low, so be sure to bring a rope for the front of your boat, for dragging through Clyattville-Nankin Shoal and possibly over other rocks along the way.

When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, end 4 PM, Saturday, November 22, 2025

Put In: Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, 6499 Knights Ferry Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601, in Lowndes County.

GPS: 30.71205, -83.45554

Knights Ferry to Nankin Clean Up, Withlacoochee River, Low Water; bring a rope, Saturday, November 22, 2025

Take Out: Nankin Boat Ramp

Bring: Cleanup materials will be provided, but if you’ve got a trash picker, bring it along.
Please follow Leave No Trace principles by packing out all trash, avoiding damage to vegetation, and respecting wildlife.

Three Knight Bridge posts, 2022-12-03, 10:23:46, –jsq for WWALS 30.7110377, -83.4547304

Free: This outing is free to everyone, because it is a cleanup!

We recommend you support the work of WWALS by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/824700487016572/
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Duration: 6 hours

Paddle: 7 miles, 6 hours, depending on the amount of trash found.

Shuttle: 7 miles. Shuttle provider State Line River Outfitters, 40 minutes.
This outing includes the traditional WWALS shuttle. Everybody takes their boats to the put-in, most people drive to the take-out, and the drivers pile into one or two vehicles and go back to the put-in.

Host: Will Hart w/ Scotti and Sara assist

Contact: Sara Squires Jones

Wood on rock, 2022-12-03, 12:27:21, –jsq for WWALS 30.6949350, -83.4457282

Backup: in case of bad weather or high or low water is: 2025-11-23

Gauge: Quitman US 84 Gauge.
Highest safe 10.5 feet, 94 NAVD. Lowest boatable 2.0 feet, 85.5 NAVD.

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

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