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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 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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[Sasser Landing, Alapaha River, Dead River Sink 2022-10-02]
Sasser Landing, Alapaha River, Dead River Sink 2022-10-02

Banners

[Movie: Ready at Sasser Landing, 30.6008525, -83.0731415]
Movie: Ready at Sasser Landing, 30.6008525, -83.0731415

[Gretchen photographing, 10:25:24, 30.6008525, -83.0731415]
Gretchen photographing, 10:25:24, 30.6008525, -83.0731415

[Gretchen arriving, 10:25:33, 30.6008525, -83.0731415]
Gretchen arriving, 10:25:33, 30.6008525, -83.0731415

On the water

[Happy paddlers, 10:39:04, 30.6007464, -83.0735682]
Happy paddlers, 10:39:04, 30.6007464, -83.0735682

[More paddlers, 10:39:05, 30.6007464, -83.0735682]
More paddlers, 10:39:05, 30.6007464, -83.0735682

[Tiny rapids, 10:39:08, 30.6007464, -83.0735682]
Tiny rapids, 10:39:08, 30.6007464, -83.0735682

[Shiny, 10:46:45, 30.5969419, -83.0714002]
Shiny, 10:46:45, 30.5969419, -83.0714002

Small swallet

[Eddies and foam, 10:58:39, 30.5913608, -83.0650910]
Eddies and foam, 10:58:39, 30.5913608, -83.0650910

[Eddies, 10:58:35, 30.5913608, -83.0650910]
Eddies, 10:58:35, 30.5913608, -83.0650910

Onwards

[Sun and shade, 10:58:42, 30.5913608, -83.0650910]
Sun and shade, 10:58:42, 30.5913608, -83.0650910

[More behind, 11:03:04, 30.5890342, -83.0649789]
More behind, 11:03:04, 30.5890342, -83.0649789

River water

[Tannic acid tea color, 11:03:20, 30.5890533, -83.0649603]
Tannic acid tea color, 11:03:20, 30.5890533, -83.0649603

[Bend to the right, 11:22:24, 30.5858572, -83.0600136]
Bend to the right, 11:22:24, 30.5858572, -83.0600136

[Denizman family, 11:22:30, 30.5858572, -83.0600136]
Denizman family, 11:22:30, 30.5858572, -83.0600136

Lunch beach

[Beaching, 11:24:00, 30.5866246, -83.0600532]
Beaching, 11:24:00, 30.5866246, -83.0600532

[Going ashore, 11:24:03, 30.5866246, -83.0600532]
Going ashore, 11:24:03, 30.5866246, -83.0600532

[Provisions, 11:46:34, 30.5867220, -83.0597740]
Provisions, 11:46:34, 30.5867220, -83.0597740

[Sandy, 11:46:49, 30.5867216, -83.0597736]
Sandy, 11:46:49, 30.5867216, -83.0597736

Paddling

[A bit farther, 11:52:16, 30.5868791, -83.0577689]
A bit farther, 11:52:16, 30.5868791, -83.0577689

Tree roots

[Nice tree, 11:57:31, 30.5862913, -83.0537573]
Nice tree, 11:57:31, 30.5862913, -83.0537573

[Roots, 11:57:37, 30.5862913, -83.0537573]
Roots, 11:57:37, 30.5862913, -83.0537573

Idyllic

[Under the branches, 11:58:53, 30.5858673, -83.0530009]
Under the branches, 11:58:53, 30.5858673, -83.0530009

Alapaha River Sink

[Movie: Swallet eddies, 11:59:51, 30.5858673, -83.0530009 (36M)]
Movie: Swallet eddies, 11:59:51, (36M) 30.5858673, -83.0530009

[Movie: More swallet eddies, 30.5858673, -83.0530009 (17M)]
Movie: More swallet eddies, (17M) 30.5858673, -83.0530009

Continue

[Flotilla, 12:01:34, 30.5854277, -83.0529308]
Flotilla, 12:01:34, 30.5854277, -83.0529308

[Goal in sight, 12:02:31, 30.5849485, -83.0522646]
Goal in sight, 12:02:31, 30.5849485, -83.0522646

DRC

[Movie: Dead River Confluence, 12:02:31, 30.5849485, -83.0522646 (47M)]
Movie: Dead River Confluence, 12:02:31, (47M) 30.5849485, -83.0522646

[Landing to look at the Dead River Confluence, 12:06:07, 30.5839818, -83.0510898]
Landing to look at the Dead River Confluence, 12:06:07, 30.5839818, -83.0510898

[Or watch the Alapaha River, 12:06:13, 30.5839818, -83.0510898]
Or watch the Alapaha River, 12:06:13, 30.5839818, -83.0510898

[Low Alapaha River after Dead River, 12:06:24, 30.5839818, -83.0510898]
Low Alapaha River after Dead River, 12:06:24, 30.5839818, -83.0510898

DR

[Dead River, 13:01:29, 30.6008045, -83.0990415]
Dead River, 13:01:29, 30.6008045, -83.0990415

46 - 50

[Movie: Dead River and Sink, 13:01:29, 30.6008045, -83.0990415 (25M)]
Movie: Dead River and Sink, 13:01:29, (25M) 30.6008045, -83.0990415

[Down to the Sink, 13:03:01, 30.5820130, -83.0512589]
Down to the Sink, 13:03:01, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

[District Lands sign, 13:02:51, 30.5820130, -83.0512589]
District Lands sign, 13:02:51, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

DRk

[Dead River kiosk, 13:03:18, 30.5820130, -83.0512589]
Dead River kiosk, 13:03:18, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

[Alapaha Rier and Dead River, 13:03:38, 30.5820130, -83.0512589]
Alapaha Rier and Dead River, 13:03:38, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

[Lidar Map, 13:03:42, 30.5820130, -83.0512589]
Lidar Map, 13:03:42, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

[Legend, 13:03:46, 30.5818545, -83.0510267]
Legend, 13:03:46, 30.5818545, -83.0510267

DRS

[Gretchen at the Dead River Sink, 13:05:42, 30.5822277, -83.0509627]
Gretchen at the Dead River Sink, 13:05:42, 30.5822277, -83.0509627

[Down to the Dead River, 13:06:05, 30.5819765, -83.0516677]
Down to the Dead River, 13:06:05, 30.5819765, -83.0516677

[Dead River last bend, 13:17:02, 30.5825827, -83.0522110]
Dead River last bend, 13:17:02, 30.5825827, -83.0522110

Hikers

[Almost there, 13:17:07, 30.5825827, -83.0522110]
Almost there, 13:17:07, 30.5825827, -83.0522110

[Parade to the Dead River Sink, 13:19:32, 30.5825871, -83.0519361]
Parade to the Dead River Sink, 13:19:32, 30.5825871, -83.0519361

DRStree

[Nice tree at the Dead River, 13:22:59, 30.5822263, -83.0516377]
Nice tree at the Dead River, 13:22:59, 30.5822263, -83.0516377

[Looks boatable, but we do not recommend that, 13:23:03, 30.5822263, -83.0516377]
Looks boatable, but we do not recommend that, 13:23:03, 30.5822263, -83.0516377

Destination

[Dead River Sink, 13:23:37, 30.5822263, -83.0516377]
Dead River Sink, 13:23:37, 30.5822263, -83.0516377

There

[Banners at the Dead river Sink, 13:29:10, 30.5818059, -83.0517141]
Banners at the Dead river Sink, 13:29:10, 30.5818059, -83.0517141

FW

[Firewood that Dennis sawed up, later in Phil's truck, 14:00:42, 30.5782362, -83.0411901]
Firewood that Dennis sawed up, later in Phil's truck, 14:00:42, 30.5782362, -83.0411901