Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 28 May 2025

    East Spillway by LeAnn Nealey

    River medium high, heavy recent rains, two gates open, heavy flow. Some herons and egrets and many fishermen

  • 27 May 2025

    Pearl River at Carroll Loop by Theresa Thornhill

    Depth was actually greater than 5' where I collect samples. River is still high.

  • 27 May 2025

    Mill Creek off Morgantown Rd by Theresa Thornhill

  • 24 May 2025

    Madison Landing by Jennifer Sigrest

    Sampled just before a thunderstorm. The weather was windy and the water a little choppy. Many people were out using the boat launch at Madison Landing. In the past week there has been a good bit of rain in the area but there did not appear to have been rain on this day at this site prior to sampling.

  • 24 May 2025

    West Spillway Dock by Laura Luke

    The water was still high from all the rain. People were out fishing and there were different types of birds. Lots of wasps and some dragonflies. The water smelled terrible. There was dead fish and trash floating around, and the water was a murky brown. I think the wasps were mud daubers, and they didn’t like sharing the picnic table with me.

  • 22 May 2025

    Leake County Water Park by William W Mitchell

  • 21 May 2025

    Old Highway 13 Bridge by William W Mitchell

  • 8 May 2025

    Byram Swinging Bridge by Johnny McGowan

    Urban contamination suspected but not confirmed, due to recent heavy rains, and water treatment deficiencies.

  • 8 May 2025

    Rosemary Rd bridge by Johnny McGowan

    Dramatic increase in total coliforms suspected to be due to urban release of sewage, but not able to confirm. Other increases in coliform samples have been noted when Pearl River level increases.

  • 8 May 2025

    Gatesville Bridge by Johnny McGowan

    River is several feet above normal level due to recent heavy rains upstream

  • 30 April 2025

    Madison Landing by Jennifer Sigrest

    The results of this sampling indicated a significant increase in Other Coliforms. It’s also the first instance of E Coli showing up during a sampling of this site. The water seemed higher than normal, was choppy, and full of debris. Dredging is being done nearby and may be a factor in these readings. However since this location is just beginning to be sampled, it’s difficult to know what is normal for this time of year.