Join us for a WWALS paddle cleanup during United Way Day of Caring.
Outings leader Russell Allen McBride will scout the Withlacoochee River upstream and down from Langdale Park Boat Ramp,
and will let us know the exact route at the outing.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 9:30 AM, end 1 PM, Friday, October 20, 2023
In addition to its usual business of roads and taxes,
the Clinch County Commission discussed with Suwannee Riverkeeper
outings, boat ramps, and a proposed resolution against the strip mine too near the Okefenokee Swamp.
Thanks to Chairman Henry Moylan and the Commissioners for their hospitality,
to
Clinch County Administrator Jaclyn James for ongoing communications,
and to WWALS member Etta Lee for talking to Commissioners and for being at the meeting; also for dinner.
Below are pictures, videos by Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange of the relevant agenda item, and links to documents.
Valdosta reported bad water quality at US 41 for Friday,
and for there, GA 133, and US 84 for Monday.
I’d avoid that stretch of the Withlacoochee River until better results are reported by Valdosta or by WWALS.
WWALS will sample again Thursday, as usual.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the
Suwannee River Basin in
Georgia
or
Florida.
There was spotty rain last weekend and before,
but what is washing into the Withlacoochee River?
More testing is needed to determine that.
WWALS is looking into that.
Crawford Branch above Valdosta was above the one-time test limit for E. coli,
and Sugar Creek which drains most of Valdosta was even higher, above the alert limit, in WWALS sampling for Thursday.
But the Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers tested good.
More WWALS volunteer water quality testers reported this week,
but we are still short-handed.
Maybe you’d like to become a WWALS tester; please fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/DzWvJuXqTQi12N6v7
No new sewage spills have been reported in the
Suwannee River Basin in
Georgia
or
Florida.
Rain fell hard today, but only briefly, so most of the rivers are probably OK
for fishing, swimming and boating this weekend.
Hoping for higher and cleaner river water, this time we are
aiming at 9 AM, Saturday, August 19, 2023, to chainsaw one big
deadfall between I-75 and GA 133 on the Withlacoochee River, and
maybe a few more between GA 133 and the Little River
Confluence.
For our original date, the river level was two feet below our
recommended level of 116′ NAVD88, and Valdosta had just reported
very high E. coli in that stretch.
On this new date of August 19th, we may also use a put-in closer
to our main deadfall target. Bring a rope on at least one end of
your boat for lowering it in there. Bring a chainsaw if you really
know how to use it, but you do not have to saw to join us.
Our main target this time is one remaining big deadfall between
I-75 and GA 133.
When:
Gather 9 AM, launch 9:30 AM, end 4 PM, Friday, August 19, 2023
Put
In: Meet at the back of the Salty Snapper parking lot,
1405 Gornto Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602 and we’ll go to the put-in from
there.
Come help clean up the Withlacoochee River behind the Valdosta YMCA and onwards to the Little River Confluence, then upstream on the Little River to Troupville Boat Ramp. Bring a chainsaw if you really know how to use it, but you do not have to saw to join us.
Our main target this time is one remaining big deadfall between I-75 and GA 133.
When: Gather 1 PM, launch 1:30 PM, end 6 PM, Thursday, August 3, 2023
Put In: Meet at the back of the Salty Snapper parking lot, 1405 Gornto Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602 and we’ll put in at the railroad tracks.
![[Langdale Park Boat Ramp 2022-11-03, Withlacoochee River upstream and down 2022-11-13, and Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail sign]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-10-20--langdale-park-withlacoochee-river-cleanup/many.jpg)
![[Collage @ Clinch County Commission 2023-08-07]](https://wwals.net/pictures/2023-08-07--clinch-county-commission/many.jpg)
![[Bad upstream Withlacoochee River water quality 2023-08-07]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-08-07--vld-wq/many.jpg)
![[Bad Water Quality, Upstream Withlacoochee River, Swim Guide 2023-08-07]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-08-07--vld-wq/2023-08-07--map-swim-guide-bad-upstream-withlacoochee-river-swim-guide.jpg)
![[Suwannee River and Agenda, Echols County Commission 2023-08-03]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-08-03--echols-county-okefenokee-resolution/many.jpg)
![[WWALS Booth and in parade at Hahira Honeybee 2022, and Honeybee Linemen 2023]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-10-06--hahira-honeybee/many.jpg)
![[Crowe Deadfall 2022-07-30; Riverhill Drive Deadfall 2022-10-16; Reschedule Retry Sugar Creek to Troupville Chainsaw Cleanup, Withlacoochee River 2023-08-19]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-08-19--reschedule-retry-sugar-creek-troupville-chainsaw-cleanup/many.jpg)
![[Problem spots and context 2023-07-31]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-07-31--wq/many.jpg)
![[Easy and hard deadfalls 2021-05-15]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-09-09--langdale-troupville-chainsaw-cleanup-withlacoochee-river/many.jpg)
![[Crowe Deadfall 2022-07-30; Riverhill Drive Deadfall 2022-10-16; Retry Sugar Creek to Troupville Chainsaw Cleanup, Withlacoochee River 2023-08-03]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-08-03--retry-sugar-creek-troupville-chainsaw-cleanup/many.jpg)