Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 1 September 2023

    Pelahatchie Creek by Stacey Knepple

    Pink/red dots indicating 'other coliform' are lighter than usual; however, the cards' expiration date is 10 months away.

  • 31 August 2023

    Merit Water Park by Will McDearman

    park closed to the general public for the summer season.

  • 31 August 2023

    Hwy 149 by Will McDearman

    Construction continuing on Hwy 149 bridge and hiway.

  • 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)