Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 3 August 2023

    OB Curtis by Will McDearman

    Creek virtually stagnant, hardly any flow, hot and dry without any rain last 2 weeks.

  • 3 August 2023

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    Very low flow, shallow, no odor on or near creek despite very high concentration of E. coli, apparently from a sanitary system overflow at some unknown upstream site. Very hot and dry, no rain last 2 weeks. Creek still with litter and trash on banks.

  • 3 August 2023

    Westbrook Rd by Will McDearman

    River on slow long fall from higher stage 7 days earlier, now at 16.3' at USGS Hwy 25 gauge downriver.

  • 3 August 2023

    Bogue Chitto off New River Road by Leon Zebrick

    First use of R-Cards. No issues.

  • 3 August 2023

    Fannye Cook Natural Area North by Will McDearman

    River on long slow fall from higher stage one week earlier, now to 16.l3' at USGS Hwy 25 downriver gauge. Hot and dry, no rain last 2 weeks.

  • 3 August 2023

    Fannye Cook Natural Area by Will McDearman

    Very low flow, water surface with heavy scum. Hot and dry, no rain.

  • 3 August 2023

    First Pentecostal Church North by Will McDearman

    very low flow, hot and dry, no rain last 2 weeks.

  • 2 August 2023

    Old Trace Park by Jennifer Sigrest

    Very hot and breezy day. Water being sampled was very choppy and was often splashing over the concrete barrier wall. Very few people were visiting the park. Fewer geese than typical were observed on this sampling day.

  • 2 August 2023

    East Spillway by LeAnn Nealey

    Water low; herons on exposed logs in river; fish feeding; water very smooth; spillway not very open. Full moon, sun not up, bunch of egrets in trees

  • 28 July 2023

    OB Curtis by Will McDearman

    virtually no flow, stagnant, scummy on surface.

  • 28 July 2023

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    very low flow and shallow, scummy in shallow pools.