Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 31 August 2023

    Merit Water Park by Will McDearman

    park closed to the general public for the summer season.

  • 31 August 2023

    D'Lo Water Park by Will McDearman

    low summer flow, local drought conditions with no rain, river stage gauge downstream ca. 300 feet at Hwy 149.

  • 31 August 2023

    Riverside Park, north beach by Beth Baker

    Lots of trash, also found microplastics, needs a garbage at beach.

  • 31 August 2023

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    very flow summer flow, drought conditions

  • 31 August 2023

    Westbrook Rd by Will McDearman

    low summer flow, 16.2 stage at USGS Hwy 25 downriver gauge

  • 31 August 2023

    Fannye Cook Natural Area by Will McDearman

    low summer flow, local drought conditions

  • 31 August 2023

    Fannye Cook Natural Area North by Will McDearman

    low summer flow and release from upstream reservoir spillway, local drought conditions, stage at USGS downstream Hwy 25 gauge

  • 31 August 2023

    Fannye Cook Natural Area by Will McDearman

    Almost stagnant, little to no flow, local drought conditions.

  • 31 August 2023

    First Pentecostal Church North by Will McDearman

    low flow, local summer drought conditions

  • 30 August 2023

    East Spillway by LeAnn Nealey

    Water very low, breezy, no wading birds, some dead fish on bank and dead gar in the water (appear to have been thrown back)

  • 29 August 2023

    Old Trace Park by Jennifer Sigrest

    Breezy. Very pleasant temperature. Several people were observed enjoying the park. Again, no geese were observed at the park during sampling.

  • 26 August 2023

    Mill Creek off Morgantown Rd by Theresa Thornhill

    Noticed more algae around edge of water. Excessive heat probably. I need more R-Cards for testing bacteria levels.

  • 24 August 2023

    Old Trace Park by Jennifer Sigrest

    Very breezy and extremely hot. Water choppy. Grass clippings in the water being sampled. No sign of geese. Very few people observed in the park.