Ross Barnett Reservoir
Madison, Mississippi, United States
- Group: Mississippi State University : Mississippi Water Stewards
- Site ID: NTO
- Lat: 32.465164
- Lng: -90.0534725
- Waterbody Type: Lake
- Timezone: America/Chicago
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View all photos35 geese were 100 yard offshore. Light waves were coming in perpendicular to rocks. Wind N.W.
No rainfall within 24 hours. Nice weather out during sampling this week. Evidence of old goose droppings on the shore. Four boats near sampling site with some people swimming near their boats. Trash on the shoreline. Three or four geese on opposite shoreline. Not very much wind; gentle waves.
Light rain while sampling. It had stormed very hard within a few hours of sampling and the day before. There were flood warnings around time of sampling. The water was high, sediment was stirred up, and there were choppy waves. No people near or on the water. No geese. Two herons sighted.
No rainfall in 24 hours. Water was slightly stirred up. Light choppy waves; windy. Three boats observed. A few geese seen up from the shore.
Gentle waves observed (mostly boat waves). About 30 boats in the area by testing site, celebrating the 4th of July. No wind. Human activities included swimming, boating, and picnicking. No wildlife observed. Some sediment. No rain in the previous 24 hours.
Gentle waves observed (mostly boat waves). About 30 boats by the testing site, celebrating the 4th of July. No wildlife observed. Human activities included swimming, boating, and picnicking. Some sediment in the water. No wind. No rain in the previous 24 hours.
Water was calm, flat, with no wave action. Clear water along rock jetty. No wind. Rained within 24 hours; light rain while collecting samples. 2 dozen geese off shore.
Windy and sunny. Lots of wave action, turbidity and debris in the water. Some litter. Heavy rain earlier in the day.
Waves straight in to rocks. Much suspended matter in chop zone where I sampled. 8 geese at site.