Observation

Bogue Chitto River at Brights Bend, Pike County

Bogue Chitto River

River or stream

July 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Sunny with occasional thunder, river still a little higher than usual but steadily going down

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Some light showers or sprinkling

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Rainy

Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Other thermometer

    33 °C

  • Water temperature

    Other thermometer

    27 °C

Biological tests

  • E. coli

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

    166.67 CFU/100 mL

    average of 3 samples Regulatory

  • Other coliform

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

    1200.0 CFU/100 mL

    Average of 1100, 1100, 1400

  • Incubation time

    Digital timer

    24 hours

  • Incubation temperature

    Digital thermometer

    37 °C

Notes

Grabbed water samples before driving for 2 hours, put on R-cards and in incubator within 2.5 hours. Several other coliform are very faint.