Between Mayo, Lafayette County, and Luraville, Suwannee County.
Hal W. Adams Bridge and Suwannee River
My grandmother was from Luraville. Continue reading
Between Mayo, Lafayette County, and Luraville, Suwannee County.
Hal W. Adams Bridge and Suwannee River
My grandmother was from Luraville. Continue reading
DB Marsh stayed several days at Peacock Springs River Camp waiting out thunderstorms, then paddled down past Hal W. Adams Bridge, and slept on a picnick table at Yellow Jacket. He has now has made it to the town of Suwannee near the mouth of the Suwannee River.
bridge, fungus, Hart Springs, River
Along the way he got enough cell signal to put up some more stories and pictures. Continue reading
The recent Georgia spills are now in the WWALS composite spreadsheet of Georgia and Florida water quality data.
Other than the very large December 2019 Valdosta spill, none of the spills (except one) obviously correlate with high E. coli as tested.
Which one? The April 24, 2020, Quitman spill, which may have been seen four days later at Running Springs on the Suwannee River.
Withlacoochee, Quitman spill, Running Springs, Suwannee
Canceled due to “the Weather Channel reporting 80% chance of severe weather.” We look forward to seeing you on future outings.
Bicycles and boats! There’s no shuttle, because we get from the takeout to the put-in on bicycles, on this Suwannee River paddle, with optional river camping.
Paddle Map:
WWALS map of Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT)
Meet at Hal W. Adams Bridge, unload boats and gear. We will have a designated person watch the boasts and gear.
Drive cars to Hardenbergh Public Boat Ramp. Bike about 30 minutes back along CR 354 to Hal W. Adams Bridge, secure bikes, launch boats, paddle to Telford Springs, and cool off a bit.
Paddle to Peacock Slough River Camp. Camp overnight (or paddle through). Call Suwannee River Wilderness Trail for reservations at 800-868-9914.
We can rest at Cow Springs and pass Drew Bridge for historical site and take out at Hardenbergh Bridge.
This outing eliminates putting people at COVID-19 risk by removing the need to shuttle. We will be able to maintain social distancing while paddling and biking.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, Saturday, August 29, 2020
Bring: a bicycle, and the usual personal flotation device, boat paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit. If you’re going to camp, bring camping gear. Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup.
Boats: Kayaks and maybe canoes are available to borrow but please let us know at least 2 days prior to the event. Bring your own if you have it.
Free: This outing is free to WWALS members, and $10 (ten dollars) for non-members. We recommend you support the work of WWALS by becoming a WWALS member today!
Put In: Hal W. Adams Bridge Ramp, From Mayo, Continue reading
Update 2020-03-02: Suwannee River contamination running downstream to the Gulf 2020-03-01.
Still bad water quality all the way to Luraville and Mayo, according to FDOH Friday for the Withlacoochee River and SRWMD Saturday for the Suwannee River.
A catalog of WWALS, Valdosta, Lowndes County, FDEP, FDOH, and SRWMD results is at wwals.net/issues/testing/. You can help.
2020-02-29–excerpt-WWALS-composite-wq-results
Extract from WWALS
composite water quality test results from Georgia and
Florida.
A couple days ago I remarked that nobody knew the water quality of the Suwannee River downstream from Dowling Park, because nobody had tested that. Saturday SRWMD did test down at the Hal W. Adams Bridge on FL 51, between Mayo and Luraville, and the result was above the alert level of 1,000, while at Dowling Park it was back below the too-high level of 410. Apparently something was moving down the Suwannee River.
We still don’t know what’s going on downstream of FL 51, for example at US 27 (Branford) or CR 340 (Rock Bluff Ramp). This is more evidence that we need regular, frequent, testing at all these locations, not just after a spill or other upstream alert.
Thanks to Katelyn Potter of the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) for forwarding the Florida updates late Sunday evening. Thanks to SRWMD and Madison Health for testing on a weekend, and to Florida Department of Health (FDOH) for helping. Thanks to Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Julie Espy for posting results on an FDEP web page. No update on Valdosta’s results website for Friday yet.
WWALS testers Conn and Trudy Cole got Continue reading