Ross Barnett Reservoir

Very busy day at this area of the reservoir. Nearly all parking spaces in this area were taken up by boat trailers. Also much activity noted at the sailing club area near the sampling site.

Partly cloudy with some light rain sprinkles as sampling began. About half of the first sample taken rolled off the R-card, which may explain the significant difference in coliforms from that sample from the others

Very warm day. Many geese showed up while sampling. No more evidence of dredging at this location

Sampled just before a thunderstorm. The weather was windy and the water a little choppy. Many people were out using the boat launch at Madison Landing. In the past week there has been a good bit of rain in the area but there did not appear to have been rain on this day at this site prior to sampling.

The results of this sampling indicated a significant increase in Other Coliforms. It’s also the first instance of E Coli showing up during a sampling of this site. The water seemed higher than normal, was choppy, and full of debris. Dredging is being done nearby and may be a factor in these readings. However since this location is just beginning to be sampled, it’s difficult to know what is normal for this time of year.

Water appeared to be higher than last sampling. It’s possible there may have been some rain at this location within the previous 24 hours, which may have been a factor with the number of other coliforms being higher during this sampling. Beautiful day with a lot of people recreating in or near the water.

First sampling at the Madison Landing location.