Ross Barnett Reservoir
Brandon, Mississippi, United States
Lakeshore Park is located on the southeastern shore of the Barnett Reservoir in Rankin County. The property is maintained by PRVWSD as a swimming, boating, and picnic area. Access is from Northshore Parkway, about 1/2 mile north of Spillway Road. The sampling site is adjacent to a designated swimming area with sand bottom and narrow beach with a wooden pier. The site is heavily used in the summer months. Canada Geese and Mallards are numerous in the park, encouraged by feeding. The surrounding grass is kept mowed, allowing rapid runoff after rain events.
Location created by
Abby Braman
- Group: Mississippi State University : Mississippi Water Stewards
- Site ID: LP
- Lat: 32.3917396
- Lng: -90.0398684
- Waterbody Type: Lake
- Timezone: America/Chicago
Latest photos
People swimming. Smelled manure on grass area near beach.
No people swimming at time of test. Geese nearby. Big rain night before.
I forgot to take pictures, and a dozen people were swimming so I didn't want them to think I was taking pictures of them. Other note - the 'beach' had been recently bulldozed so some serious quicksand type mud on one side of the beach. Almost lost a shoe. Took my test to the other, less 'sucky', side of the beach.
Several people swimming; several geese in water. A lot of trash/litter on shore.
Sampled water for macroinvertabrete survey.
There was a significant amount of geese feces at the waters edge and the geese have been in the water.
There was a significant amount of geese droppings in the park which will temporarily raise the bacterial level after the rain on July 2.
SW wind causing wave action affecting DO2 and Turbidity.
There was a flock of ducks in addition to the geese in the swimming area. This would have led to the high ecoli count.
Numerous geese present.