Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 6 July 2022

    Crystal Lake by Joy D. Rhoads

    The water level was much higher than in previous weeks, and there was significant debris and litter present in the water. There was also construction in close proximity of the lake.

  • 6 July 2022

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    River stage from USFS Hwy 25 gauge downstream. No air or temp data because I fell into creek afterward and unknowingly until after leaving the site, my field book with these data got we, loosing data.

  • 6 July 2022

    Westbrook Rd by Will McDearman

    Air and water temp not available as I fell into a creek during afterwards and field notebook got wet, loosing these data. River stage 17 .5 feet from USGS downstream gauge at Hwy 25.

  • 6 July 2022

    Fannye Cook Natural Area by Will McDearman

    Creek very muddy, heavy sediment, up about 1 foot from week before following rain. Air and water temp not available because I fell in another creek afterwards when my field notebook got wet, loosing these data.

  • 6 July 2022

    Fannye Cook Natural Area North by Will McDearman

    River stage at downstream USGS gauge on Hwy 25, up about 1 foot from previous week after local thunderstorms. No air and water temp data available. I feel in another creek afterwards and my field notebook with such data got wet, loosing these data.

  • 6 July 2022

    Fannye Cook Natural Area by Will McDearman

    Thunderstorm in area the day before. Tributary flow and discharge greater than last week, and greatest observed since testing began summer 2022. No air or water temp data available. I fell in another creek afterwards and my field notebook got wet, and ink smeared with such data for this site.

  • 6 July 2022

    OB Curtis by LeAnn Nealey

    Water: adequate depth, water level higher than last week; cloudy, flowing a bit (usually still); silt washed up on rocks from storms day before

  • 6 July 2022

    East Spillway by LeAnn Nealey

    2 or 3 herons, 3 egrets; water level up; water very clear; fish jumping, dragonflies

  • 5 July 2022

    Downstream of Graffiti bridge by Madison Gnoose

  • 4 July 2022

    First Pentecostal Church North by Cindy Crocker

  • 30 June 2022

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    No E. coli at this location at this date. E. coli abundance has been very low so far during this summer 2022 sampling period, much lower than summer of 2021.

  • 30 June 2022

    Westbrook Rd by Will McDearman

    river stage 16.5 feet at downstream USGS Hwy 25 gauge. Very little flocullent in water from OB Curtis water treatment plant upstream, compared to last week. City of Jackson gave public notice last week of water filtration issues at OB Curtis, with boil water notice. Valves being removed and replaced at OBC. Flocullent part of filtration. OB Curtis permit prohibits discharge of visible flocculent (sp?)

  • 30 June 2022

    LeFleurs Bluff State Park by Will McDearman

    river with greenish tint. River stage at upstream Hwy 25 USGS gauge.