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Rhodes Bayou - Pascagoula River Audubon Center

Rhodes Bayou

Wetland

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January 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM

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Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Sunny

Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    °C

    Other thermometer

    16

  • Water temperature

    °C

    Other thermometer

    11

  • pH

    LaMotte (precision pH)

    7.5

  • Oxygen

    mg/L

    LaMotte (dissolved oxygen)

    8

  • Hardness

    ppm

    LaMotte (hardness)

    200

  • Turbidity

    JTU

    LaMotte (turbidity)

    15

  • Alkalinity

    ppm

    LaMotte (alkalinity)

    115

  • Oxygen

    %

    LaMotte (dissolved oxygen %)

    71

Biological tests

  • E. coli

    CFU/100 mL

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

    300.0


    Average of 300, 300, 300

  • Other coliform

    CFU/100 mL

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

    700.0


    Average of 700, 700, 700

  • Total coliform

    CFU/100 mL

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

    1000.0


    Average of 1000, 1000, 1000

Physical tests

  • Water depth

    m

    Ruler (metric)

    0.5

Other tests

  • Incubation time

    hours

    Digital timer

    24

  • Incubation temperature

    °C

    Digital thermometer

    35


Notes

>200 mgl hardness

Land use
Bank vegetation
Location description
This site is near 5107 Arthur St, Moss Point, MS 39563 just downstream of the Pascagoula River.