Observation

Gatesville Bridge

Pearl River

River or stream

August 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Sunny and clear

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    No rain in past 24 hours , but scattered rain over the past week

Physical tests

  • River stage

    Ruler (metric)

    4.1 m

  • Water depth

    Ruler (metric)

    1 m

Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Other thermometer

    30 °C

  • Water temperature

    Other thermometer

    28 °C

Biological tests

  • E. coli

    Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform)

    266.67 CFU/100 mL

    average of 3 samples Regulatory

  • Other coliform

    Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform)

    2166.67 CFU/100 mL

    Average of 1900, 2200, 2400

  • Total coliform

    Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform)

    2433.33 CFU/100 mL

    Average of 2300, 2400, 2600

  • Incubation time

    Digital timer

    23 hours

  • Incubation temperature

    Digital thermometer

    37 °C

Notes

Some evidence of recent local fishing. The water had a brownish, green color. Some improvement in bacterial contamination from last month due to upstream sewage releases.