Purple Creek

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.

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Abby Braman

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Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-08-31

very flow summer flow, drought conditions

Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-08-24

very hot, 100+ past 4 days, creek very low, minimal flow.

Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-08-16

Very low flow, trickle with pools, water turbid and muddy even though no rain in past 2 weeks.

Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-08-11

very low flow, hot and dry weather, no rain last 2 weeks.

Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-08-03

Very low flow, shallow, no odor on or near creek despite very high concentration of E. coli, appa...

Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-07-28

very low flow and shallow, scummy in shallow pools.

Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-07-20

no current or flow, backwater flooding from Pearl River downstream

Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-07-14

Creek running at typical summer low flow, lots of trash on banks from high water weeks ago.

Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-07-07

Creek running about normal summer flow.

Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Observed on
2023-06-30

Creek level lower at about normal summer flow from backwater and flood from Pearl River the week ...