Bear Creek in Tishomingo State Park: approximately .25 miles upstream from Swinging Bridge

Bear Creek

Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States

Bear Creek runs through TIshomingo State Park. It's classification is Fish and Wildlife. Landuse in the area is primarily forrested land, but also includes agricultural land and pastureland. Bear Creek has a sandy bottom, but also contains gravel and boulders. <50% of the waterbody itself is shaded by trees and shrubs, and the banks are completely covered by vegetation. The waterbody is used for fishing and canoeing. Physical barriers to water movement include rocks and fallen trees in places.

Location created by
Katherine Talbert

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Observations summary

Reptile
3
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Amphibian
1
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Fish
2
Insect
1
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Observation tests summary

Air temperature °C
22.0 Latest
25.6 Average
Water temperature °C
15.0 Latest
23.1 Average
Alkalinity mg/L
35 Latest
29 Average
Hardness mg/L
30 Latest
30 Average
Dissolved oxygen mg/L
8.2 Latest
6.5 Average
Total coliform cfu per 100mL
1800 Latest
1492 Average
Water depth m
0.1 Latest
0.3 Average
Dissolved oxygen %
8.2 Latest
57.2 Average
Incubation temperature °C
36.0 Latest
36.0 Average
Turbidity JTU
2 Latest
2 Average
E.coli cfu per 100mL
233 Latest
100 Average
Other coliform cfu per 100mL
1567 Latest
1392 Average
Incubation time (hours)
24.0 Latest
22.8 Average
pH (0-14)
8.0 Latest
7.8 Average