D'Lo Water Park : Strong River
D Lo, Mississippi, United States
- Observed on: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:30:00 -0600
- Testers Karen Felder
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Mississippi State University : Mississippi Water Stewards - Lat: 31.9806876
- Lng: -89.8965311
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Strong River begins in the Bienville National Forest near Morton and flows southwest past Pucket and Mendenhall before joining the Pearl River. It's drainage area is 425 sq. miles. Today's test results show an extremely high level of e coli, i.e. 8000 per 100 ml.
Some possible sources of fecal contamination include; agricultural runoff, wildlife that use the water as their natural habitat, runoff from areas contaminated with pet manure, wastewater treatment plants, and on-site septic systems. Heavy precipitation may cause these organisms to be washed into creeks, rivers, streams, lakes, or ground water.