Purple Creek
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Located on upstream side of Purple Creek bridge on Westbrook Road. Access by parking on roadside and walking down either bank to creek. Westbrook Road and Purple Creek bridge at this location is east of the soccer field complex, after Westbrook enters a line of woods on either side of the road. Bridge is 0.13 miles west of the end of Westbrook Road. Westbrook ends at the gate entering the Westbrook family property.
Location created by
Abby Braman
- Group: Mississippi State University : Mississippi Water Stewards
- Lat: 32.3705198
- Lng: -90.1100349
- Waterbody Type: Creek
- Timezone: America/Chicago
Latest photos
Low summer flow, little to no current. Creek remains trashy with debris, garbage on banks.
Very low summer flow, if any flow at all. Very little inflow downstream to Pearl River.
very low summer flow, in absence of rain, current barely flowing.
Low flow, muddy
low summer flow
low flow, muddy and turbid. Creek continues to have lots of trash on banks.
Creek with muddy highly turbid water, recent rains.
Creek stage up from backwater of Pearl River downstream, very little creek flow if any .
Low flow
E. coli and other coliform too numerous to count, estimated as 250/ml for each Rcard. See attached photo.