Join us Friday and Saturday at the Hahira Honeybee Festival,
in downtown Hahira, Georgia,
between the Withlacoochee and Little Rivers,
with 30,000 of our closest friends.
https://www.hahirahoneybeefest.com
WWALS members, maybe you’d like to ride in the Parade Saturday. Or come help at the booth either day.
When: 9 AM-6 PM, Friday, October 3, 2025
9 AM-6 PM, Saturday, October 3, 2025
Put In: downtown Hahira, Georgia, I-75 Exit 29.
Continue readingWe have good E. coli results on the Alapaha and Withlacoochee Rivers and Franks Creek for this week.
We don’t know about Sugar Creek; nobody tested that this week.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Florida. or Georgia.
Rain or thunderstorms are likely for the next ten days.
Since these recent tests were after previous rains, apparently we’re past first flush. That means whatever was in the woods has washed out now, so more rain may not cause much contamination.
So as near as we can tell, happy paddling, swimming, fishing, and boating this weekend, if you can beat the rain!
![[Clean Alapaha River 2025-06-29, Withlacoochee River and Franks Creek 2025-07-02]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-07-02--wq/many.jpg)
Clean Alapaha River 2025-06-29, Withlacoochee River and Franks Creek 2025-07-02
Maybe join WWALS tomorrow for
Turner Bridge to Cone Bridge Paddle, Suwannee River 2025-07-05.
https://wwals.net/?p=67557
Update 2025-07-04: Clean Alapaha and Withlacoochee Rivers 2025-07-02.
WWALS and Valdosta Utilities got good E. coli results on the Withlacoochee River.
We don’t know about Sugar Creek; nobody tested that this week.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Florida. There was one tiny spill near Adel, Georgia, reported to be completely contained.
Rain or thunderstorms are likely for the next ten days.
Since these recent tests were after previous rains, apparently we’re past first flush. That means whatever was in the woods has washed out now, so more rain may not cause much contamination.
So as near as we can tell, happy paddling, swimming, fishing, and boating this weekend, if you can beat the rain!
Maybe by a week from Saturday there will be no rain for
Turner Bridge to Cone Bridge Paddle, Suwannee River, 2025-07-05.
https://wwals.net/?p=67557
Update 2025-06-27: Clean Withlacoochee River 2025-06-26.
WWALS and Valdosta Utilities got good E. coli results on the Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers.
We don’t know about Sugar Creek; nobody tested that this week.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida.
There’s some chance of rain for the next four days.
Since these recent tests were after previous rains, apparently we’re past first flush. That means whatever was in the woods has washed out now, so more rain may not cause much contamination.
So as near as we can tell, happy paddling, swimming, fishing, and boating this weekend, if you can beat the rain!
![[Clean Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers 2025-06-19, Happy swimming, paddling, boating, and fishing]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-06-19--wq/many.jpg)
Clean Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers 2025-06-19, Happy swimming, paddling, boating, and fishing
Maybe join us tomorrow for
spring hopping,
Florida Campsites to Allen Ramp, Withlacoochee River 2025-06-21.
https://wwals.net/?p=67572
Continue reading
Update 2025-06-20: Clean Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers 2025-06-19.
WWALS got some OK E. coli results on Sugar Creek this week.
And Valdosta Utilities got clean results for the Withlacoochee River.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida.
Rain is predicted this weekend and every day this coming week.
Since these recent tests were after previous rains, apparently we’re past first flush. That means whatever was in the woods has washed out now, so more rain may not cause much contamination.
So as near as we can tell, happy paddling, swimming, fishing, and boating this weekend, if you can beat the rain!
![[Clean Withlacoochee River, and Sugar Creek, More Rain coming, 2025-06-12]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-06-12--wq/many.jpg)
Clean Withlacoochee River, and Sugar Creek, More Rain coming, 2025-06-12
Maybe join us Thursday evening by zoom for
How Humans Affect the Aquifer, a WWALS Webinar, by Dennis J. Price, P.G., 2025-06-19
https://wwals.net/?p=67740 Continue reading
Update 2025-06-12: Sampling Sugar Creek 2025-06-12.
Finally, a good E. coli result on Sugar Creek!
Also clean results for the Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida.
It’s likely to rain this weekend and more likely every day this coming week.
Nobody tested after yesterday’s rain, so we don’t know what effect that had.
But as near as we can tell, happy paddling, swimming, fishing, and boating this weekend, if you can beat the rain!
![[Clean Sugar Creek, Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers, Rain coming, 2025-06-04]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-06-04--wq/many.jpg)
Clean Sugar Creek, Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers, Rain coming, 2025-06-04
Maybe join us Wednesday evening for
Full Strawberry Moon Paddle, Banks Lake 2025-06-11.
https://wwals.net/?p=67603 Continue reading
Update 2025-06-06: Clean Sugar Creek, Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers 2025-06-04.
The Withlacoochee River tested clean E. coli this week, upstream and down.
Whatever was amiss at Langdale Park last week is gone now. We don’t know the state of Sugar Creek: nobody tested there.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida.
There’s some chance of rain today, then sunny for the weekend.
So happy paddling, swimming, fishing, and boating this weekend!
![[Clean Withlacoochee River 2025-05-29]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-05-29--wq/many.jpg)
Clean Withlacoochee River 2025-05-29
Maybe join us tomorrow for
Big Shoals St Pk to Suwannee Wayside, Suwannee River 2025-05-31.
https://wwals.net/?p=67042 Continue reading
Update 2025-05-30: Clean Withlacoochee River 2025-05-29.
The Withlacoochee River tested too high for E. coli for Thursday at Langdale Park, but clean upstream and OK downstream.
Whatever is amiss at Langdale Park, it’s not Sugar Creek, which is downstream. It could be Cherry Creek or Stillhouse Branch coming out of the Country Club. Or it could be coming from septic tanks west of Valdosta and the Withlacoochee River in Lowndes County. Or something else that washed in with the spotty rains Wednesday.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida.
No rain is predicted until Monday.
So happy paddling, swimming, fishing, and boating this weekend!
![[Filthy Langdale Park, Withlacoochee River 2025-02-22, Clean upstream and downstream]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-05-22--wq/many.jpg)
Filthy Langdale Park, Withlacoochee River 2025-02-22, Clean upstream and downstream
Or join us this weekend at
Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida, on the banks of the Suwannee River.
https://wwals.net/?p=67238 Continue reading
Update 2025-05-23: Filthy Langdale Park Withlacoochee River 2025-05-22.
Sugar Creek was too high at Baytree Road and at the WaterGoat in WWALS E. coli tests. However, Valdosta Utilities and WWALS got clean results for the Withlacoochee River downstream. And WWALS got excellent results for the Alapaha River.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida.
No rain is predicted until Wednesday.
So avoid Sugar Creek, and happy paddling, swimming, fishing, and boating this weekend!
WWALS tester John S. Quarterman sampled four Sugar Creek location Wednesday and got 900 at Baytree Road, 200 at the railroad, 233 at Gornto Road, and 500 at the WaterGoat. Those first and last results are above the 410 cfu/100 mL one-time test limit for E. coli.
Something is still not right in Sugar Creek.
See also Continue reading
It was perfect weather to see the sun set and the moon rise.
One person flew a thousand miles to paddle on Banks Lake at the Full Worm Moon.
Thanks to Kimberly Godden Tanner for organizing this one.
![[Full Worm Moon Paddle, Banks Lake NWR, Lakeland, GA, 2025-03-14]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-03-14--banks-lake-full-worm-moon-paddle-pictures/fbmany.jpg)
Full Worm Moon Paddle, Banks Lake NWR, Lakeland, GA, 2025-03-14
Join us tomorrow for
Full Flower Moon Paddle, Banks Lake 2025-05-12.
https://wwals.net/?p=67005
For more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see Continue reading
![[WWALS Booth at Hahira Honeybee Festival, Downtown Hahira, Georgia, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4, 2025]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-10-03--hahira-honeybee/fbmany.jpg)
![[Clean Withlacoochee River in Georgia and Florida, 2025-06-26; Small spill near Adel, GA, 2025-06-20, Morrison Creek, Little River]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-06-26--wq/many.jpg)
![[Dirty Sugar Creek, Clean Withlacoochee River 2025-05-14, Clean Alapaha River 2025-05-15, Happy Paddling this weekend]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-05-14--wq/many.jpg)