Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 30 July 2025

    Leake County Water Park by William W Mitchell

  • 30 July 2025

    Pelahatchie Creek by Stacey Knepple

    40+ other coliforms on each RCARD

  • 30 July 2025

    Pearl River at Carroll Loop by Theresa Thornhill

  • 29 July 2025

    Madison Landing by Jennifer Sigrest

    Water calm. The previous day there were scattered storms in the atea and the site may have received rain. There did not appear to have been rain at the site on the sampling day. Strong smell of something dead near sampling site, but nothing observed. Unsure if it was in the water or on the ground nearby.

  • 29 July 2025

    East Spillway by LeAnn Nealey

    River very low; 1 gate open; herons and egrets on bars downriver and at dam; a few fishermen. Watery murky; algae slime covering underwater rocks. R-cards worked-see photo.

  • 27 July 2025

    West Spillway Dock by Laura Luke

    It was hot and sunny with occasional cloud cover and a slight breeze. People were out fishing and boating. I saw butterflies, wasps, and dragonflies. There were some birds fishing, and while I was gathering my samples, what appeared to be a Spotted Gar kept swimming up to me to see what I was doing. There were also some little fish swimming near the edge of the water, but I wasn’t sure of what they were. The water was a bit lower than normal and there were dead fish along the edge of the water. It is unclear if they were discarded or washed up. The water did not smell bad, however the air did have a fishy smell, possibly due to the dead fish. There was some litter, but not a lot.

  • 26 July 2025

    Madison Landing by Jennifer Sigrest

    Water seemed to have more sediment and debris in it than normal, perhaps due to recent rains. Sailing club members in the water and launching near sampling site, so this is a good location to test for water safety.

  • 26 July 2025

    Westbrook Rd by Will McDearman

    River stage at downstream Hwy 25 gauge

  • 26 July 2025

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    low summer flow

  • 26 July 2025

    Fannye Cook Natural Area by Will McDearman

    water muddy, highly turbid

  • 26 July 2025

    Fannye Cook Natural Area North by Will McDearman

    river stage at Hwy 25 downstream gauge. Sandbar at test site during previous years mostly eroded and gone from winter flooding.

  • 26 July 2025

    Fannye Cook Natural Area by Will McDearman

    headwater discharge continuing thru culvert, muddy and highly turbid

  • 25 July 2025

    Lakeshore Park by Nicole Mills

    A dozen people swimming. Rained earlier