Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 24 June 2020

    Leake County Water Park by William W Mitchell

  • 22 June 2020

    D'Lo Water Park by Karen Felder

    GREEN Water levels were low, no rain in that area for several days prior to sampling.

  • 22 June 2020

    Merit Water Park by Karen Felder

    GREEN Low gauge and no rain for past week.

  • 18 June 2020

    Leake County Water Park by William W Mitchell

  • 9 June 2020

    Belhaven Beach by Abby Braman

    Sandbar completely covered. Very heavy rain in the previous days due to Tropical Storm Cristobal.

  • 9 June 2020

    Old Highway 13 Bridge by William W Mitchell

  • 6 June 2020

    D'Lo Water Park by Karen Felder

    Today's test results showed a disturbing level of e coli colonies in these recreational waters: 5633 per 100 ml. Thus, D'Lo Water Park is considered red/or unsafe under EPA guidelines for recreational activities such as swimming. In contrast, concentration levels below 200 are considered relatively safe for human contact. The lower the number of e coli colonies present, the lower the probability of disease causing organisms. Consumption of or contact with water contaminated with feces of warm-blooded animals can cause a variety of illnesses. Pathogens that may cause only minor sickness in some can cause serious conditions or death in others, especially the very young, old, or those with weakened immunological systems. In addition, the river was a muddy brown color, indicating the water has increased turbidity levels. A possible source of this could be construction somewhere upstream. Turbidity or haze can interfere with ultraviolent sterilization of the water.