Observations
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5 September 2025
Johnny McGowan
Remarkable E. Coli results on this visit, since urban sewage treatment facility is just upstream from this site. The water continues to have a greenish, yellow appearance, and low clarity.
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4 August 2025
Johnny McGowan
Water had a greenish brown color. The river has suffered recent large urban sewage spills and bacterial counts are improved over last month.
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2 July 2025
Johnny McGowan
Water had a muddy appearance due to recent rains and high water over the past month. Upstream sewage contamination continues to be severe with public notices to avoid contact remaining in effect for many years.
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8 May 2025
Johnny McGowan
Urban contamination suspected but not confirmed, due to recent heavy rains, and water treatment deficiencies.
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1 March 2025
Johnny McGowan
The river stage is falling, but still about four feet higher than usual, and still receding from recent heavy rains. Lots of human traffic is observed on the scenic old bridge.
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8 October 2024
Johnny McGowan
Water has brownish/Green tint, and water clarity is low. Several people observed having their lunch along both banks.
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30 July 2024
Johnny McGowan
Evidence of recent bank fishing, and river was up approx. two feet from last check. Although water still had a muddy, brown appearance, it appeared to have less suspended particulate matter.
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25 June 2024
Johnny McGowan
Gentle current today, water had slightly more clarity today than last week.
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20 June 2024
Johnny McGowan
River Stage in Jackson 3.58; River has brownish/greenish color with fine, suspended sediment noted. Gentle and slow river current also noted. Evidence of recent fishing activity at this location.
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13 June 2024
Johnny McGowan
River gauge 3.9ft in Jackson and steady after falling several feet after heavy rains in the past two weeks. Samples taken today on the east side of the river due to west bank inaccessible.
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24 April 2024
Johnny McGowan
Current river stage at Jackson was 16.1. Due to recent heavy rain and flooding, the river was up over 10ft, very swift, and more than double the usual volume of water flowing past this test site. The water had a brown, muddy appearance, and noticeably different from its usual clearer nature. No wildlife observed, but several people stopped to have lunch on the bridge, and two canoeists were observed.
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