More specific about water in GA right now

[Goon]

I see there's already a thread about water in GA, but I have a much more specific question and I didn't want to hijack his thread. :)

I'm doing a short AT section hike this weekend with some friends, from Woody to Neels Gap. Anyone know if the springs on that section are all running, especially around Woods Hole shelter?

[SunnyWalker]

Goon: do you use potable aqua (Iodine tablets) or a water filtration system?

-SunnyWalker

[scope]

Goon: do you use potable aqua (Iodine tablets) or a water filtration system?

-SunnyWalker

Is that a real question, or are you making a point? Because those aren't the only two options.

I'm interested also as I'm doing that same section in Sept.

[soulrebel]

That section sucks for water in the first place--jarrard gap is merely a trickle and is usually weak enough to warrant the hike down to lake winfield--which is enough to not wanna come back up lol. don't know about beyond that

i correct myself there are a couple trickles potentially along the way but i'd hike with 2-3 quarts if leaving woody gap.

[Dances with Mice]

It's about 10 miles and there are two reliable water sources spaced perfectly apart. Three, if you count the spring at Woody. The next is a stream you'll have to step over, I forget the gap. It's exactly where you'd need water if you left Woody with 2 liters. It's about 30 minutes north of the intersection with the trail to Dockery Lake. Resupply at that stream will get you to Slaughter, and a liter from there will get you to Neels.

Anything else you find is golden.

[Goon]

Thanks for the info guys. It's gonna be a hot weekend.

(And I use a filter.)

[Goon]

Oh... how's the water at the shelter? (Woods Hole)

[Passionphish]

I hiked this section exactly not a month ago. And we found almost no water. Everything near the trail had dried up. We found one small stream two miles or so from walasi-yi. And by small, I mean small. If I hadn't brought my pump filter, we would not have been able to get water. The stream was a trickle that fed into a 2 inch by 2 inch puddle. It was bad.

[Skidsteer]

Oh... how's the water at the shelter? (Woods Hole)

I really doubt that it's flowing well if at all.

No worries. There is a generally reliable piped water source about three or four tenths of a mile North just shy of the Slaughter Creek campsites.

[UnkaJesse]

Over Memorial Day weekend, I camped @ Miller Gap. Two streams come together there and both were flowing well. We've had some rain since then, so you should be able to find water there easily. I concur that Jarrard Gap is just about worthless. I would only pump out of that mudhole if I were in dire straits.

The "step over" stream south of Miller was trickling and the stream between Jarrard and Blood Mtn was running well. That might be the one @ the Woods Hole shelter, but I'm not sure. It was just south of the tent sites on the back side of Blood.

[Nightwalker]

Oh... how's the water at the shelter? (Woods Hole)

The water is rarely flowing any good at Wood's Hole or Springer. Anywhere that there's a stream is fine, and most of the other springs are as well. That's from one month ago, and we've had good rain since then.