Comments for GEORGIA RIVERS, STREAMS AND LAKES

Comment on Canoochee River Canoeing Guide by Bobby Anderson

Bobby Anderson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:12:21 +0000

I think that if you’ll check further that you will find the Canoochee River is restricted from and below Highway 119 to the east side of the Fort Stewart Military Area by the government and they will not let it be navigated or fished by reason of it being used for training purposes and a firing range.

Comment on Toccoa River Canoeing Guide by Sam Smith

Sam Smith — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:06:44 +0000

I don’t know of any restrictions on power boats, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Most places are too shallow - you will often scrape even in a canoe.
Sam

Comment on Tallulah River by Jon Barnwell

Jon Barnwell — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:44:57 +0000

There are two very nice lakefront cabins for rent at the head of Tallulah Falls Lake right at the end of this second run. www.lodgingonthelake.com

Comment on Satilla River Canoeing Guide by Bella Sampagita

Bella Sampagita — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:12:21 +0000

wow.. This is great im looking forward try this one.. I hope can go to satilla this coming week end..

Comment on South River Canoeing Guide by Larry Papetti

Larry Papetti — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:35:41 +0000

I work for the Hazardous Waste Management Branch of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. I am investigating several sites in the South River watershed in East Point, and I need to document whether people fish and eat the fish they catch from uppermost portion of the South River, the South Fork of the South River, and the headwaters upstream of there. I would appreciate your assistance in finding someone who frequents that stretch of the watershed who may have observed fishing occurring.

Please respond to the following e-mail address: larry.papetti@dnr.state.ga.us

Thanks

Comment on Toccoa River Canoeing Guide by Alan Norton

Alan Norton — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:07:37 +0000

On either the upper or lower Toccoa River, is powered boat operations allowed? There are certain boats built expressly for shallow water use, such as RiverPro boats. I would appreciate any information you can supply me with. I haven”t been able to find any rules or regulations about this…

Alan Norton

Comment on Flint River Canoeing Guide by Jay Bergholt

Jay Bergholt — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:14:53 +0000

Tres,
I can’t give you any suggestions on your trip as I haven’t been down the Flint in 30 years. I went down from Woolsey, Ga. to Montezuma, Ga. and I seem to remember taking a relaxing pace for a week when I was 17. We tried to put in at Fayetteville on Hwy 54 but had to port over 50%. Hitched a ride with a construction crew who hauled the canoes down to Woolsey (Woolsey Rd. crossing) where we “re-started”;. Some beautiful scenery along the way and some nasty swamp areas also, which were enjoyable in the “roughing it” sense. Met quite a few locals along the way who helped with some minor problems, etc… 12 teenagers and 1 adult finally made it to Montezuma safely with only 1 broken arm mid-way (ie: the minor problem listed above!!). I found this site because I’m looking to do it again. Please let me know if your trip’s successful as I want to try Summer 2010.

Jay Bergholt

Comment on How the Chattahoochee Got Its Name by Gary

Gary — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:48:04 +0000

They are called painted rocks or marked rocks because of the petroglyphs carved into them. The Chattahoochee National Forest is filled with boulders carved with all types of symbols. That is why they are called marked/flowery rocks. The most famous are located at Track Rock Gap but they are not limited to this single location. They exist throughout the north Georgia area at the headwaters of the Chattahoochee. You can learn more at the following page of my website:

http://www.LostWorlds.org/fort_mountain.html

What’s more interesting is that there appear to be Mayan glyphs on some of the stones. I’ve found the Mayan glyph for “star” on a boulder that appears to be a star map. Interestingly, the Mayans called stars “flowers” thus the translation of “flowery rocks” could mean “star rocks”, i.e., rocks with stars carved on them.

Comment on Flint River Canoeing Guide by tres

tres — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:52:23 +0000

hey, im planning on canoeing down the entire flint river this summer. do you have any tips or suggestions for having an awesome trip?

Comment on A Short History of the Flint River by brownblog

brownblog — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:48:12 +0000

This is the best, information about the origin of the Flint River I have ever seen. I will follow your directions above and let you know what I find. Fred Brown