1938 fields in flood plain

[maxxkatt]

I can hunt these areas now. In 1938 (maybe earlier) they were fields in a flood plain. the river there historically floods those fields about once every 10 years.

Now those areas are woods. Do you think they will be a good place to metal detect? one of them remained a cultivated field up to 1960. The other two started having small trees growing on them after 1955. This is in North Atlanta so that was all rural farm land up to the late 1970's. Then Atlanta's growth swallowed up most of the farmland.

 

[EmuDetector]

I'd give it a shot, why not?

 

[cellrdwellr]

I'd hit that for sure! I've had very good luck detecting grown in farm fields.

 

[Rock Jock]

I have a similar type of targeted area in Missouri. I'd hit it to see if some things are still available or stirred up during flood waters.

 

[DiggingThePNW]

Here in western Washington we have seasonal heavy flooding. Some old homesites were wiped out by those floods. The field of targets can be vast in area size but extremely quite in the majority of areas. I have found both my seated coins in a old area that used to flood but the river like yours has shifted the main channel. The major plus in my opinion is the easier digging. Good luck could be some killer stuff out in those old fields.

 

[Florida Tabdigger]

I have found quite a bit of stuff in orange groves and farm fields. Put it in all metal and see what relics are there.

 

[duggap]

If the flooding is "clean" and not bring in a bunch of garbage, it shouldn't hurt you ability to detect metal. One of my favorite civil war sites floods up to my chest nearly every year and I still have found numerous items there.

 

[maxxkatt]

If the flooding is "clean" and not bring in a bunch of garbage, it shouldn't hurt you ability to detect metal. One of my favorite civil war sites floods up to my chest nearly every year and I still have found numerous items there.

my river is the Chattahoochee. Several places I have hunted I have found modern beer cans a foot down in the sandy dirt. Spent all afternoon and didn't find any of the usual relics like horse and mule shoes, farm implement pieces that I find in other farm land. Oh well, there are other places I can hunt.

 

[MuddyMo]

I had one permission that started high n dry and sloped down to a creek. That creek floods yearly. The whole area is in fescue and mowed regularly. The finds fall off to nothing around the area that gets flooded. I'm not saying it's because of the flooding but that is the case there. It never hurts to take a day and hunt it. It could be a great spot, good luck.

 

[kweis]

Floods can bring and deposit a lot of garbage or than can scour and leave some goodies near or on the surface. Also good to know the history of the specific area. Always worth a shot but don't go in with high expectations. This has been my experience.

 

[stetam]

Flood plains have yielded nothing but aluminum cans and scrap for me. Much better areas to hunt IMHO.

Steve

 

[longbow62]

I'd hit them and the highest areas on them. You never know. Worth a try.

On a different topic that might pertain to where you live about 30 years ago I went turkey hunting in the Talledaga National Forrest. I know Alabama not Georgia. I ran across several old stills that had been busted up. Pick axe holes in the tanks. I have wondered since how much money if any was lost around them. Moonshining was prevalent in the mountains of the south maybe the bottoms too, but there are mountainous areas north of Atlanta. Just an idea.