Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 25 August 2022

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    Creek flooded, water beginning to flow over top of upper bank, water level about 10' above typical level. Torrential record breaking rain with 7+" in previous 48 hours. Pearl River at flood stage and backing into Purple Creek at test site. Water appearing to be mostly backwater from Pearl River. Very little to no current.

  • 25 August 2022

    Westbrook Rd by Will McDearman

    River at flood stage, 31.3 feet at downstream USGS Hwy 25 gauge. Torrential rain with more than 8" in previous 48 hours. Test site is on high river bank upstream of regular site due to flooding. No tributaries or other sources enter the river between this upstream site and the regular site. Flooding is from river overbank into woodlands. Pearl Riverkeepers consider this test site on this day as representative of the standard site.

  • 24 August 2022

    East Spillway by LeAnn Nealey

    Water very high, well over benchmark bush; many egrets (great and cattle) and great blue heron feeding; water was full of minnows

  • 18 August 2022

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    Creek slightly up about 0.5 - 1 foot from typical summer flow. Muddy. No odor though E. coli very very high setting a record for this site to date. Probable Jackson sewer overflow?

  • 18 August 2022

    Fannye Cook Natural Area by Will McDearman

    Turbid, muddy, creek running at about normal, slightly elevated.

  • 18 August 2022

    Fannye Cook Natural Area North by Will McDearman

    River stage at 17' from downstream USGS Hwy 25 gauge. On slow fall from prior weekend.

  • 18 August 2022

    Fannye Cook Natural Area by Will McDearman

    Very little water flowing thru culvert from upstream to downstream under roadfill. Downstream of culvert in pool with test site, water surface covered with algae, eutrophic. Very little discharge from creek downstream into Pearl River.