This form is for the dataset: Mississippi Water Stewards

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Weather

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Current weather Qualitative	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
Current weather description Qualitative
Weather in the past 24hrs Qualitative	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
Weather in the past 24hrs description Qualitative
Weather in the past 24hrs Qualitative	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy

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Physical Tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Flow L/s	Other flow equipment	1
River stage m	Ruler (metric)	1
Secchi depth (clarity) m	Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)	1
Water depth m	Ruler (metric)	1
Ice presence Qualitative	Ice on, Ice off

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Chemistry tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Air temperature °C	Other thermometer	1
Water temperature °C	Other thermometer	1
pH	LaMotte (precision pH)	1
Oxygen mg/L	LaMotte (dissolved oxygen)	1
Hardness ppm	LaMotte (hardness)	1
Turbidity JTU	LaMotte (turbidity)	1
Alkalinity ppm	LaMotte (alkalinity)	1
Oxygen %	LaMotte (dissolved oxygen %)	1
Salinity ppth	Other pen-type meter (salinity)	1
Nitrate-nitrogen ppm	LaMotte (nitrate-nitrogen)	1
Phosphate ppm	LaMotte (phosphate - low range)	1
Ammonia ppm	LaMotte (ammonia-nitrogen)	1

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Biological tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
E. coli CFU/100 mL	Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform)	3
Other coliform CFU/100 mL	Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform)	3
Total coliform CFU/100 mL	Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform)	3
Incubation time hours	Digital timer	1
Incubation temperature °C	Digital thermometer	1
Cumulative Index Value score	Cumulative Index Value	1
Total taxa present count	Other invertebrate count	1
Enterococci CFU/100 mL	Roth R-Card 1mL (Enterococci)	3