by Justinn Overton | Jun 14, 2019 | Swim Guide, Uncategorized
Did you know that the #1 reported recreational water illness, or RWI, is contracted from chlorinated pools? “Crypto” short for Cryptosporidium, is a microbe that causes diarrhea for up to two weeks. It is contracted from swallowing pool water that has been infected...
by Justinn Overton | May 30, 2019 | Events, Lakes, Swim Guide
Things you may be thinking right now… at the start of summer: It’s not the heat—it’s the humidity. Is it hot enough for ya? Man, it’s hot as all get-out! It must be 90 in the shade. You could fry an egg on the sidewalk. The lake feels like bath...
by Justinn Overton | May 6, 2019 | Fishing, Lakes, Pictures, Swim Guide
Lake Neely Henry + Tributaries Little Canoe Creek Big Canoe Creek- 231 Canoe Creek Launch Big Wills Creek Mills Pond- Hokes Bluff Gadsden Riverfront Lake Gadsden Rainbow Landing Ten Islands Park Logan Martin Lake + Tributaries Seddon Point Pell City Lakeside Park...
by Justinn Overton | Dec 27, 2018 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Lake Neely Henry, Logan Martin Lake, Science, Swim Guide
Learn why 2018 has been a great year by reading the blog post below and be sure to check out our infographic that shows all of this year’s successes! Hundreds of thousands of folks use the Coosa each year to cool off during the summer, to provide supper, to...
by Justinn Overton | Sep 10, 2018 | Science, Swim Guide
With Labor Day weekend in the rearview mirror, the Coosa lakes are about to get a whole lot quieter. School and football reduce the number of boaters and swimmers on the lake dramatically, but for the true river rat September and October are some of the best times of... by Justinn Overton | Aug 3, 2018 | Science, Swim Guide
This week has had some of the heavier, sustained rains of the season and, as a direct result, water quality conditions in the Coosa River creeks are less than optimal right now. People recreating in the Coosa’s creeks should be extra cautious about where and how...
