According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Suwannee River Basin starts in Waycross, Georgia, around a line south down Gibbs Street, east on Walker Road, south on Gilmore Street, south down Swamp Road, then east along Washington Drive.
![[Where does southwest Waycross drain? Through Lees Branch, into Middle Fork, Suwannee River]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-11-23--waycross-sw-drain/fbmany.jpg)
Where does southwest Waycross drain? Through Lees Branch, into Middle Fork, Suwannee River
But what about the drainage canal you can see running southwest from Brunel Street across Gibbs Street?
Looks to me like that goes into the Suwannee River Basin.
People who live in Waycross, tell me if I got this right.
![[Map: SW from Brunel Street --SRWT 2025-11-23]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-11-23--waycross-sw-drain/2025-11-23--map-sw-from-brunel-st-srwt.jpg)
Map: SW from Brunel Street
on the WWALS
map of the Suwannee River Water Trail (SRWT).
North across Washington Street, there is a network of ditches that drains into Caney Branch into the Satilla River. Continue reading
