Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 19 August 2021

    Merit Water Park by Karen Felder

    Red Advisory Consumption of or contact with water contaminated with feces of warm-blooded animals can cause a variety of illnesses. Minor gastrointestinal discomfort is probably the most common symptom; however, pathogens that may cause only minor sickness in some people may cause serious conditions or death in others, especially in the very young, old, or those with weakened immunological systems.

  • 18 August 2021

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    Creek running low, very slow current, muddy and turbid. No odor. Alligator ~6 feet observed in downstream pool.

  • 12 August 2021

    Auguste Bayou off Braun St. by Jessi James

    Unsure if refractometer is calibrated correctly? Reading low.

  • 12 August 2021

    Bayou Keegan off Crusaders Dr. by Jessi James

    Could not get this water sample to fix during dissolved oxygen. The water level was too low for a Secchi disc measurement.

  • 11 August 2021

    Purple Creek by Will McDearman

    low creek flow, no scum on surface or odor, trash mostly plastic on banks washed downstream from previous highwater, 2 small alligators each ~ 2 feet in length seen downstream.

  • 11 August 2021

    Westbrook Rd by Will McDearman

    River stage USGS gauge at Hwy 25 Lakeland Dr. downstream. River has fallen to a much lower stage in absence of heavy rain and typical summer reduced discharge from the upstream Ross Barnett Reservoir spillway. Very low current.