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
No E. coli at this location at this date. E. coli abundance has been very low so far during this summer 2022 sampling period, much lower than summer of 2021.
creek water clear in shallow run at sample site, no odor, no surface films, banks with plastic trash
trashy creek bank, water clear in shallow run, no odor.
lots of plastic trash on banks from previous high water.
lots of plastics and trash, creek about normal flow and stage, not muddy or highly turbid in shallow areas.
Periodic sewage smell when standing on bridge. Monitoring form image not uploaded because home printer broken and could not print form.
creek at a very low flow, hardly any current except in short drops.
Creek running low, very slow current, muddy and turbid. No odor. Alligator ~6 feet observed in downstream pool.
low creek flow, no scum on surface or odor, trash mostly plastic on banks washed downstream from previous highwater, 2 small alligators each ~ 2 feet in length seen downstream.
Creek running slow, very muddy, much lower than previous high water, trashy from recent high water.