Sepulga River

This is the Sepulga on 01/02/07 at a great level for paddling...

Level: 5.25 ft
Flow: 825 cfs (steady)
Clarity: Muddy
Weather: mid 50's, Partly Sunny
Section: Us 31 - US 84 (near Evergreen, AL)

We paddled this section as part of my weekly outdoors segment on Fox Ten News. You can see the story and the video at fox10tv.com on the lower half of the weather page. Most of the minor shoals were washed out at this level. The main drop did contain some nice waves to play in. My photographer Vania paddled the rapid in a tandem canoe with Curtis Wright. They took a nice wave over the bow on the main drop. Again fisherman were catching mostly catfish.


Here are the low water pics from 11/28/06...















Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 290 cfs (falling)
Clarity: Stained
Fishing: poor due to cold weather
Weather: Low 50's, Partly Sunny
Section: Us 31 - US 84 (near Evergreen, AL)

I paddled the Sepulga River for the first time on 12/28/2006 with Curtis and Hillary. There is a fast shoal right after the HW 31 put in. Then, the action is slow for the next 4 miles. I picked up one small largemouth on a finesse worm, despite stained water and chilly temperatures. Fisherman were catching blue and channel catfish from boats.















This cabin on river right sits at the begining of the entertaining shoals section. Curtis and Hillary paddle this South Alabama Class I. The gradient picks up in the next mile with a few drops and ledges.
















Here is the first drop of Sepulga Falls. There are actually two drops in this rapid. The first is a decent ledge. The second drop creates some nice standing waves at higher water.