Nine miles south of Willacoochee on GA 135 and twelve miles east of Nashville on GA 76, which turns into Riverside Road as it crosses GA 135,
is this traditional put-in for the Alapaha River.
However, it is not clear that access is public, so we can’t recommend it unless that is clarified. Continue reading
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Canoeing Guide to the Alapaha River c. 1979
Here’s a different guide to the Alapaha River from the
one WWALS previously received; this one is
courtesy of John Leonard, Executive Director of the
Southern Georgia Regional Commission (SGRC).
The
Alapaha River Water Trail WWALS is currently developing
is merely a continuation of this more than three decade old
Alapaha Canoe Trail.
John Leonard said that when he started at the predecessor of the SGRC in 1980, calls came in frequently asking about water levels on the Alapaha River. It took him a while to realize why: the Alapaha River Trail had been written up in Southern Living! He did not have Continue reading
Organizational Meeting for Alapaha River Water Trail 2014-12-13
WWALS Watershed
Coalition, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation
3338 Country Club Road #L336
Valdosta, GA 31605
17 November 2014
Re: Alapaha River Water Trail
Dear Neighbor,
You are invited to an organizational meeting for the Alapaha River Water Trail by WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS). This updates and slightly extends the old Alapaha Canoe Trail from the 1970s, with new map, brochure, and website in the making.
When: 1-4PM
Saturday December 13th 2014
Where: Continue reading
Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the Alapaha River Water Trail –Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce in the center of the Alapaha River Water Trail sent a very nice letter of support that connects the dots between water recreation, education, and economy.
VALDOSTA – LOWNDES COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Leading Businesses.
Leading Communities.November 5, 2014 Continue reading
Alapaha River Sink 2014-11-11
Deanna Mericle posted on facebook 11 November 2014,
Chris and I hiked the riverbed of the Alapaha River and found the other sink!
Other as in different from the Dead River Sink. Continue reading
Rivers go underground at the Cody Scarp
The Alapaha River goes underground because the underlying karst limestone rises in what’s called the Cody Scarp, which runs across north Florida. Other rivers that go underground there include the Little Alapaha River and the Santa Fe River. The Withlacoochee River does not go underground, but it does sprout Madison Blue Spring.
Source: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, vol. 123, no. 3-4, p. 457.
Here’s a cutaway diagram of how all that works underground: Continue reading
Coastal Plain Chapter, Georgia Native Plant Society, 2014-11-15
Plants in our watersheds and along our waterways affect everything from
water flow to absorption to water quality to esthetics.
This Saturday there’s a conference about that near the Alapaha River.
Annual Meeting, Coastal Plain Chapter, Georgia Native Plant Society,
November 15, 2014 Continue reading
WWALS at Alapaha Celebration Days
WWALS will have a booth at the annual
Alapaha Celebration Station in Alapaha, Georgia, tomorrow, Saturday Nov. 8th 2014.
The festival theme this year is Alapaha River Days.
See you in downtown Alapaha tomorrow, at
245 NE Railroad Street, 31.381532,-83.223416,
just east of Main Street, US 129.
Mission of WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.: Continue reading
Alapaha River water levels
Update 2025-09-21: Graphs from water.noaa.gov.
Update 2016-12-23: graphs from water.weather.gov.
Update 2016-05-31: See sea level gage reports.
Update 2015-04-28: Added flood stages and tentative highest safe and lowest boatable water levels, both above the charts for each gauge and in a summary table. If you have data, please let us know.
Here are water level gauges for the Alapaha River in Georgia and Florida, north to south. The graphs should show the current levels at this time, in feet, plus for most of the gauges a bar graph of selected historic levels.
This is a draft of a concept for use with the Alapaha River Water Trail. See also Alapaha River Rainy Season.
It is also a companion to the similar set of graphs for the Withlacoochee and Little Rivers.
See below for the current Alapaha River water level graphs. Continue reading
Dust Storm on Lakeland Sands land in Hamilton County, FL
Received yesterday. -jsq
These pictures are of a dust storm that occurred earlier this year. The dust is from Bill Gates’ farms. Look closely, there is a power transmission tower in the picture. Continue reading