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
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Purple Creek : Purple Creek
Observed on
2025-08-21
Low summer flow, little to no current. Creek remains trashy with debris, garbage on banks.
Purple Creek : Purple Creek
Observed on
2025-08-14
Very low summer flow, if any flow at all. Very little inflow downstream to Pearl River.
Purple Creek : Purple Creek
Observed on
2025-08-08
very low summer flow, in absence of rain, current barely flowing.
Purple Creek : Purple Creek
Observed on
2025-07-17
low flow, muddy and turbid. Creek continues to have lots of trash on banks.
Purple Creek : Purple Creek
Observed on
2025-07-10
Creek with muddy highly turbid water, recent rains.
Purple Creek : Purple Creek
Observed on
2025-06-20
Creek stage up from backwater of Pearl River downstream, very little creek flow if any .
Purple Creek : Purple Creek
Observed on
2024-08-15
E. coli and other coliform too numerous to count, estimated as 250/ml for each Rcard. See attach...