Purple Creek : Purple Creek

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Observed by
Will McDearman

Observation report

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Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by Water Rangers What's this?

E.coli cfu per 100mL What's this? 3,833.33
Average sample of:
  1. 3000
  2. 4900
  3. 3600
Other coliform cfu per 100mL What's this? 4,266.67
Average sample of:
  1. 3900
  2. 4700
  3. 4200
Total coliform cfu per 100mL What's this? 8,100.0
Average sample of:
  1. 6900
  2. 9600
  3. 7800
Air temperature °C What's this? 24.0
Incubation time (hours) What's this? 43.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 27.0
Incubation temperature °C What's this? 34.0

Microplastics

Film What's this?
Fragments What's this?
Microbeads What's this?
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Weather

Current weather What's this?
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
scattered showers

Latest photos

Notes

Creek slightly up about 0.5 - 1 foot from typical summer flow. Muddy. No odor though E. coli very very high setting a record for this site to date. Probable Jackson sewer overflow?