Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 27 May 2021

    Columbia Water Park by Shawn M. Harris

    Boat ramp several feet deep in mud and sand from recent flooding. Being cleared by tractor while I was there testing.

  • 26 May 2021

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    Creek about 1 foot deep at greatest depth at this sample site with slow current. No scum or bubbles on water surface as observed during previous monitoring period. Garbage and trash scattered on bank and hung on large woody debris, including trash bags, plastic bottles, other plastic, and a tire.

  • 26 May 2021

    Westbrook Rd by Will McDearman

    River stage from downstream gauge at Lakeland Drive Hwy 25. River has been stable at this stage for the past several days. Sample from upstream edge of sandbar. No garbage or trash in water or at site.

  • 26 May 2021

    Leake County Water Park by William W Mitchell

  • 20 May 2021

    LeFleurs Bluff State Park by Cindy Crocker

    No wildlife indication that would lead to ecoli

  • 12 May 2021

    LeFleurs Bluff State Park by Cindy Crocker

    Inc temp corrected 7/22/2021

  • 9 May 2021

    Merit Water Park by Karen Felder

    Red Advisory

  • 9 May 2021

    D'Lo Water Park by Karen Felder

    Red Advisory

  • 9 May 2021

    Strong River Bridge by Karen Felder

    Red Advisory

  • 6 May 2021

    Belhaven Beach by Maureen McGuire

    Water got stirred up while collecting, due to the fact that we were being filmed for a news broadcast, and the camera person went into the water first to film from that vantage point.

  • 5 May 2021

    Downstream of Graffiti bridge by Madison Gnoose

    I tested this site at the request of Beth Baker to see how quickly the spike in E. coli from 2021-05-03 would go down to normal after a heavy rain.

  • 3 May 2021

    Downstream of Graffiti bridge by Madison Gnoose

    This observation took place just after a heavy storm, a weather condition we haven't sampled under before at this site. The water was higher than usual, but it lowered throughout our sampling. There were also A LOT of coliforms on the plates.

  • 28 April 2021

    Columbia Water Park by Shawn M. Harris

    Beautiful day. River was up but just under flood stage of 17 feet and falling.