Update 2025-10-13: better picture format, and links to the previous parts.
A fine fall day on the Withlacoochee River with WWALS Watershed Coalition and Suwannee Riverkeeper, diving and landowners at Arnold Springs, Old Clyattville Road Bridge, exotic invasive Japanese Climbing Fern, Horn Bridge. and Mozell Spells (State Line Ramp). Thanks to all who came to paddle from as far as two hours from Gainesville, Florida and four hours from Pine Mountain, Georgia.
Clear spring water, 2017-10-14, 15:13:01, –jsq for WWALS 30.6410851, -83.3367726
Blue-green Arnold Springs water meets tea-colored Withlacoochee River water.
The Quitman Gauge (US 84) read 2.17 feet (85.67 NAVD88), which was slightly above our recommended low level, and just fine for Arnold Springs. Here are some pictures and a Google Map. A few videos will follow.
This part of the outing was all in Georgia, but we paddled downstream from Florida to get there; see Continue reading

![[Lanier County Commission, Lakeland, Georgia, 2025-08-11, Boats at Banks Lake Outdoors, Comprehensive Plan and ARWT]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-08-11--lanier-county-commission/many.jpg)
![[Echols County Comprehensive Plan, with water trails: Alapaha and Suwannee]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-06-03--echols-county-comprehensive-plan-pictures/fbmany.jpg)
![[Installed: water trail signs at Troupville Boat Ramp, Little River @ GA 133, Thanks, VLPRA & GA-DNR 2025-04-01]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-04-01--troupville-br-signs/fbmany.jpg)
![[Mayday Landing, Alapaha River, ARWT Signs Planted 2025-02-26, At-Water and Road: Thanks, Alan Levesque & Echols County Road Crew]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-02-26--mayday-landing-arwt-signs/many.jpg)
![[ARWT signs planted, Statenville Boat Ramp 2025-02-26, Thanks, Alan Levesque, Echols County Manager]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-02-26--statenville-boat-ramp-arwt-signs/fbmany.jpg)
![[Statenville Boat Ramp, Alapaha River 2025-02-25, GA 94 Bridge, Sky Dog]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-02-25--statenville-boat-ramp/fbmany.jpg)
![[Mayor and Chairman's Paddle, WWALS River Revue, etc. on The Spotlight Show, Talk921.com, Thursday, March 6, 2025, 6-7 PM]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-03-06--spotlight-show-talk92.1-radio/fbmany.jpg)
![[Griffis Fish Camp, Suwannee River Water Trail signs, planted 2024-12-15, Photos: Richard Fowler]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-12-15--srwt-rtp-signs-griffis/many.jpg)
![[Banks Lake Full Cold Moon, Banks Lake NWR, Lakeland, GA 2024-12-15]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-12-15--banks-lake-full-cold-moon-pictures/fbmany.jpg)