Pictures: US 84 to Mayday, Alapaha River, 2016-05-07

WWALS Watershed Coalition

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

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Pictures: US 84 to Mayday, Alapaha River, 2016-05-07 [Up]

Not what people expect on the flatwater south Georgia Alapaha River: waterfalls in the middle of the river:

Movie: Waterfall (786K), 30.8707800, -83.0226700

Two weeks after the WWALS outing from US 84 to Mayday, some of us who didn't make that one paddled the same stretch. The earlier crew had smooth sailing. We had rapids and waterfalls, because the Alapaha River was feet lower on the Statenville USGS Gauge.

Five feet lower Alapaha River

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For more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see the WWALS calendar or the WWALS outings and events web page.

-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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Pictures

Statenville USGS Gauge

Five feet lower Alapaha River

Naylor Boat Ramp

Beach and US 84 Bridge, 08:53:38, 30.9252758, -83.0387192

Beach and farside cut bank, 08:53:43, 30.9254684, -83.0386505

Tannic water

Reflections in tea-colored water, 09:16:49, 30.9253826, -83.0385361

Preparing

Phil Hubbard, Shirley Kokidko, 09:43:12, 30.9255085, -83.0384979

Here comes Gretchen Quarterman, 09:43:16, 30.9254951, -83.0384979

Setting out

Downstream towards the US 84 bridge, 09:46:24, 30.9254000, -83.0381164

Upstream to the beach, 09:46:28, 30.9253330, -83.0381164

US 84 Bridge

Under US 84, to CSX RR Bridge, 09:49:03, 30.9242973, -83.0374679

Upstream to US 84 bridge, 09:49:19, 30.9242878, -83.0374679

Heading down

Straightaway, 09:51:19, 30.9239000, -83.0367000

Left bend, 10:03:44, 30.9214000, -83.0360000

Deadfall

Somebody trying it, 10:08:28, 30.9178950, -83.0364380

Others on riverbank, 10:08:30, 30.9178944, -83.0364380

Portaging, 10:08:31, 30.9178982, -83.0364456

Go to the side, 10:08:49, 30.9178696, -83.0364990

Closer, 10:08:53, 30.9176369, -83.0366363

Overhanging

Canopy, 10:13:07, 30.9154281, -83.0352000

Paddlers

Lined up, 10:13:13, 30.9154281, -83.0351410

Paddlers Pass

Approaching, 10:16:48, 30.9148407, -83.0329895

Straight on, 10:16:51, 30.9148254, -83.0329895

Leaving, 10:16:55, 30.9147854, -83.0329437

Eagles Nest

Trailer, 10:19:36, 30.9148100, -83.0310000

House, 10:20:22, 30.9149000, -83.0307700

Both, 10:20:28, 30.9151421, -83.0307693

Upstream, 10:20:33, 30.9150791, -83.0306167

River Trail

House, 10:22:53, 30.9152900, -83.0288700

Dock, 10:23:20, 30.9152851, -83.0286102

Up to dock, 10:23:28, 30.9152698, -83.0285797

Flotilla

Shirley Kokidko, 10:33:06, 30.9102000, -83.0293800

Disrepaired boat ramp

KIMG4808 10:38:59, 30.9093500, -83.0293000

Ladder?

Or dock piece? 10:42:11, 30.9079600, -83.0274000

Swing

Or bench, 10:46:54, 30.9057700, -83.0265400

Overhang

Nice shade, 10:53:48, 30.9028568, -83.0229263

Civilization

Lawn, 11:01:01, 30.9029500, -83.0205200

Ramp, 11:03:06, 30.9009700, -83.0204700

Runoff, 11:04:06, 30.8999400, -83.0209300

Lunch

Sandbar, 11:37:43, 30.8891300, -83.0231900

Bank

Brush, 11:51:29, Chiggers be here, 30.8789300, -83.0224100

Something blue, 11:53:40, 30.8782900, -83.0228400

Flat top, 11:53:42, 30.8772678, -83.0227127

Vehicle, 11:54:32, 30.8772670, -83.0227100

Noon

Willows, 12:02:27, 30.8735600, -83.0229000

Boaters, 12:02:31, 30.8735637, -83.0229874

Narrows

Under, 12:06:46, 30.8728313, -83.0232544

Bend right, 12:06:54, 30.8727398, -83.0231857

House and lawn

Dead ahead, 12:08:37, 30.8726900, -83.0215000

Riverbank

Private access? 12:09:21, 30.8719500, -83.0224400

Or just natural bank? 12:09:22, 30.8719500, -83.0225000

Paddler

Light, 12:10:01, 30.8712500, -83.0230100

Shade, 12:10:03, 30.8712000, -83.0230000

River Bend Rapids

Three foot drop, 12:11:03, 30.8710346, -83.0227203

Movie: Running the rapids, (31M) 30.8710346, -83.0227203

Two ways to try, 12:12:19, 30.8709100, -83.0227000

Movie: Shirley dunked, 12:12:19 (8.4M), 30.8708700, -83.0226900

Flow, 12:13:46, 30.8708000, -83.0226900

Movie: Shirley is fine, 12:13:46 (998K), 30.8702800, -83.0225800

Movie: Waterfall (786K), 30.8707800, -83.0226700

River Bend Road

Next, 13:01:05, 30.8621788, -83.0255203

Movie: Overhanging branch dunk, (2.8M) 30.8621788, -83.0255203

River Straight Rapids

A bit more, 13:09:28

Behind, 13:09:45, 30.8602066, -83.0246277

Refreshing

Wet? 13:13:12, 30.8575300, -83.0241800

Gretchen Quarterman, 13:13:19, 30.8574257, -83.0242004

Movie: Everybody made it through, (11M) 30.8574257, -83.0242004

On around, 13:15:55, 30.8562100, -83.0245200

Slanted Deadfall

Paddling under, 13:18:31, 30.8550682, -83.0247192

Roots

Gnarly, 13:32:02, 30.8498700, -83.0196700

Movie: Roots and paddlers, 13:32:02 (1.6M)

Easy paddling

Green and blue, 13:38:02, 30.8482876, -83.0176620

Almost touching, 13:39:09, 30.8486709, -83.0170212

Come on behind, 13:39:14, 30.8486576, -83.0169372

Coming 13:40:03, 30.8486577, -83.0169372

Movie: Paddling along, 13:40:03 (2.1M), 30.8486577, -83.0169370

Shoals

Swirly, 13:41:00, 30.8486577, -83.0169370

Movie: Around to the right, 13:41:00 (5.9M), 30.8487400, -83.0155300

Flatwater

Sedate, 13:44:11, 30.8467197, -83.0150909

More rapids

Movie: She made it! (4.9M), 30.8467197, -83.0150909

Bubbles, 13:48:22, 30.8447876, -83.0142593

Platform, 13:48:45, 30.8446400, -83.0137000

Movie: Gretchen shoots the rapids, 13:48:45 (3.2M)

Churning, 13:50:36, 30.8456300, -83.0135000

Movie: Onwards, 13:50:36 (1.2M), 30.8456500, -83.0134000

Cow Creek

Detail, 13:54:03, 30.8474026, -83.0120544

Pouring down, 13:54:06, 30.8474026, -83.0120544

Movie: Heaving foam, (2.9M) 30.8474026, -83.0120544

Creek run, 13:55:00, 30.8476000, -83.0120000

Froth, 13:55:08, 30.8476715, -83.0120010

Concentric, 13:55:13, 30.8476715, -83.0120010

Movie: Pan to creek, (1.5M) 30.8476715, -83.0120010

Undercut, 13:59:21, 30.8460922, -83.0107651

Paddlers around the bned, 13:59:23, 30.8460922, -83.0107651

Shack

Upstream, 14:02:19, 30.8430252, -83.0099029

Tiny shack, 14:03:11, 30.8430252, -83.0099029

Movie: Flow pan, 14:03:11 (3.4M)

And more rapids

Movie: Coming up, 14:18:09 (8.8M)

Funnel, 14:19:35, 30.8308411, -83.0183334

Movie: They made it, (6.0M) 30.8308400, -83.0183335

Bridges

River and bridges, 14:20:47 30.8298265, -83.0189209

Zoomed bridges, 14:20:54, 30.8298263, -83.0189209

Mayday Landing

Movie: Birds chirping, (1.8M) 30.8298263, -83.0189209

Sand bank, 14:22:12, 30.8284600, -83.0186200

Fallers Award

Shirley Kokidko, 14:38:40, 30.8279100, -83.0176200

Movie: Acceptance speech, 14:38:40 (1.3M), 30.8279000, -83.0176000

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Photographs by WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.,
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WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS), est. 2012, is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-for-profit charity.
WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Since 2016, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® is a project and a staff member of WWALS as the Waterkeeper Alliance® member for the 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia.