Pearl River

Water low; herons on exposed logs in river; fish feeding; water very smooth; spillway not very open. Full moon, sun not up, bunch of egrets in trees

Water fairly low; no foam. Water very clear; a lot of flying insects, fish feeding on the surface; a few herons , no egrets

Moderately high water; spillway wide open, a lot of waves; numerous egrets and herons on west side of spillway, some in trees

Hot, still. Water average height, water brown but fairly clear (very little sediment)

Water lower, now at normal level; spillway open wide; very few wading birds; minnows around submerged rocks; water clearer than past few weeks

Water lower than last week but still high; water cloudy with mud; some white foam; spillway appears to be wide open; many egrets on riprap and flying in as sun comes up

Water very high; gates wide open. Flocks of egrets in trees and along shore. Brown foam on water surface.

Water up from last week but still low

River low; herons and egrets present; vultures on boat ramp

Water very low; many egrets and herons, even on partially submerged logs mid-river; note: numerous very small red-pink colonies(other coliform ) using new R-cards, just slightly larger than period, so used the 250 (25000) count.