Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 17 August 2018

    Old Trace Park by Abby Braman

    Very calm. No rainfall within 24 hours.

  • 15 August 2018

    Natchez Trace Overlook by Leigh Horn

    Shad schools (according to Andrew) feeding at surface of water. Between 12 and 15 Canadian geese on the shore. No rainfall in the past 24 hours. Very calm water. No wind.

  • 8 August 2018

    Old Trace Park by Sheila Kearney

    Water slightly choppy, occasionally lapping over concrete barrier. No evidence of geese at collection site. Rained within 24 hours. Brown, foamy scum on top of water.

  • 8 August 2018

    Natchez Trace Overlook by Leigh Horn

    Light rain within the 24 hours prior to sampling. Two boats near sampling area with people swimming and tubing. Someone was walking her dog near the water. Sunny and warm. The water was quiet.

  • 1 August 2018

    Natchez Trace Overlook by Sheila Kearney

    35 geese were 100 yard offshore. Light waves were coming in perpendicular to rocks. Wind N.W.

  • 1 August 2018

    Old Trace Park by Sheila Kearney

    The water was calm. Walkers with a dog and cyclists were on the trail. No evidence of geese was found near collection site. Someone was fishing to the left of the collection site.

  • 25 July 2018

    Old Trace Park by Sheila Kearney

    Water was calm with gentle waves. Geese were to the left of collection site. Two people were fishing to the left of the collection site. No rain within 24 hours.

  • 25 July 2018

    Natchez Trace Overlook by Leigh Horn

    No rainfall within 24 hours. Nice weather out during sampling this week. Evidence of old goose droppings on the shore. Four boats near sampling site with some people swimming near their boats. Trash on the shoreline. Three or four geese on opposite shoreline. Not very much wind; gentle waves.

  • 19 July 2018

    Old Trace Park by Sheila Kearney

    Joggers and walkers on path. Two boys were playing by the water and pushing rocks in the water. Only saw one Canada goose to the left of collection site. The grass had recently been cut and grass clipping were on the concrete near the water. Also saw sticks, pine cones, and other debris floating in the water. The water was calm with gentle waves. It rained within 24 hours of water sample collection.

  • 18 July 2018

    Natchez Trace Overlook by Leigh Horn

    Light rain while sampling. It had stormed very hard within a few hours of sampling and the day before. There were flood warnings around time of sampling. The water was high, sediment was stirred up, and there were choppy waves. No people near or on the water. No geese. Two herons sighted.

  • 11 July 2018

    Old Trace Park by Sheila Kearney

    At time of collection, the water was slightly choppy with gentle waves. There were geese to the left of the collection site, and evidence that geese had been present at our collection site. The rain started almost immediately after sample collection was completed.

  • 11 July 2018

    Natchez Trace Overlook by Leigh Horn

    No rainfall in 24 hours. Water was slightly stirred up. Light choppy waves; windy. Three boats observed. A few geese seen up from the shore.