The Rodman Reservoir drawdown is officially over. As of March 1st, the water levels will once again rise and in doing so will hide the thousands of reminders of why damming this river was a very bad mistake. Not for another 4 years, will we witness such sad results of this decision.
This past Saturday, Feb 29th, we paddled the 14 mile stretch from Eureka West to Orange Springs and enjoyed Cannon Springs for the last time until the next drawdown. It’s sad to see so many dead trees as well as current, Palms and Cypress, decaying before our eyes due to the high water caused by damming the Ocklawaha. Seeing so many tree seedlings sprouting on the banks, nature’s natural, forest regeneration, happening before our eyes, only to be covered over to die, is disheartening.
..James
Photo Gallery During the 2019-20 Drawdown…
***Additional Ocklawaha River posts by Florida Paddle Notes…
***Free the Ocklawaha River – Be an Advocate…
Additional Guides, Maps & Info…
- Rodman Reservoir Topo Map…
- Ocklawaha – Those Sentinel Cypress Survivors…
- Ocklawaha Water Level Info at Eureka…
- Florida Defenders of the Environment – Remembering the Ocklawaha…
- Ocklawaha River – Remembered-Imagined…
- North Star Charters…Capt. Karen Chadwick…
- History of The Florida Barge Canal…
- Ditch of Dreams…
- History – Treaty of Paynes Landing…
- Ocklawaha Canoe Outpost & Resort…
- The Springs of the Ocklawaha River, Florida: Rodman Dam to Eureka Dam…
- An Ocklawaha River Information Mini-Page…
- Whitey Markle on the Ocklawaha River…
- Searching for—and Finally Finding—Cannon Springs, by Whitney Sanford…
- Save Rodman Reservoir, Inc…
- St Johns River Keeper,Free the Ocklawaha, Info and Videos…