Suwannee

Matthew Cooper writes:
This is a Comment on for the Withlacooche River near Lake Panasoffkee. There is a dam there that feeds all of the water through a 10 foot slot with about 3 feet of drop. There is a beautiful 3 foot standing wave/hole very similar in size to that of Hell Hole on the Ocoee. I was there back in March when visiting grandparents and running Big Shoals. The Withlacoochee hole has three problems with it that could be fixed to make it a very real whitewater destination for the SOUTH SOUTH East!
1. To kayak the dam in not legal, but there is a lock for small boats and a propeller boat ramp there.
2.There is metal pipe of no observable use extending vertical out of the wave close to the cement walls. Pin potential because of this pipe looks horrible, but the pipe could be removed.
3. About 50 ft back where the flow of water pushes is a large wooden fence in the river. Its made of telephone poles and a few cross beams. It would be easy for an experienced kayaker to avoid by paddling into the massive eddy just to the surfers right. Also, a boater could fit between the poles of the fence but could get banged up or temporarily pinned against the fence.

I took some cell-phone pics back of the spot, but lost the cell phone. On my next visit down there I will do some visual reconniasance and documentation.