Good up and down water quality, Withlacoochee River 2021-12-16

Update 2021-12-25: Bad upstream, watch out below, Withlacoochee River 2021-12-23

There’s been no rain to speak of, and all the tests show no river contamination.

So, happy swimming, fishing, and boating this weekend.

[Chart, Rivers, Map]
Chart, Rivers, Map

Thanks to WWALS tester Elizabeth Brunner for Folsom Bridge Landing @ GA 122 on the Little River.

[Folsom Bridge Landing, Little River @ GA 122 2021-12-16]
Folsom Bridge Landing, Little River @ GA 122 2021-12-16

Thanks to Joe Brownlee and Georgia Power for a generous grant for water quality testing equipment and materials.

[Plates, Folsom Bridge Landing 2021-12-16]
Plates, Folsom Bridge Landing 2021-12-16

Elizabeth Brunner also tested at Lakeland Boat Ramp @ GA 122 on the Alapaha River.

[Lakeland Boat Ramp, Alapaha River @ GA 122 2021-12-16]
Lakeland Boat Ramp, Alapaha River @ GA 122 2021-12-16

You or your organization could also donate to the WWALS volunteer water quality testing program.

[Plates, Lakeland Boat Ramp 2021-12-16]
Plates, Lakeland Boat Ramp 2021-12-16

And Elizabeth Brunner tested at Hagan Bridge Landing @ GA 122 on the Withlacoochee River.

[Hagan Bridge Landing, Withlacoochee River @ GA 122 2021-12-16]
Hagan Bridge Landing, Withlacoochee River @ GA 122 2021-12-16

[Plates, Hagan Bridge Landing 2021-12-16]
Plates, Hagan Bridge Landing 2021-12-16

Thanks to Gus Cleary for Cleary Bluff on the Withlacoochee River downstream of Allen Ramp.

[Cleary Bluff, Withlacoochee River @ NE Withla Bluffs Way 2021-12-15]
Cleary Bluff, Withlacoochee River @ NE Withla Bluffs Way 2021-12-15

[Plates, Cleary Bluff 2021-12-15]
Plates, Cleary Bluff 2021-12-15

Thanks to the City of Valdosta for publish its water quality results through Wednesday for all seven sites on forty river miles to the state line. All those results were also good.

[Good Up Down, Charts 2021-10-12]
Good Up Down, Charts 2021-10-12
For context and the entire WWALS composite spreadsheet of water quality test results and rainfall, see:
https://wwals.net/issues/testing/

Thanks to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for reporting their monthly trend data for October 12, 2021. Those results were also good.

[Fdep Monthly Trend, Charts 2021-10-12]
Fdep Monthly Trend, Charts 2021-10-12

For all the WWALS “beaches” with recent results, I’ve set green on Swim Guide.

[Map: Good up and down, Swim Guide, 2021-12-16]
Map: Good up and down, Swim Guide, 2021-12-16

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!