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? 3,200.0
Average sample of:
  1. 3200
  2. 3400
  3. 3000
Other coliform cfu per 100mL What's this? 4,566.67
Average sample of:
  1. 4000
  2. 4400
  3. 5300
Total coliform cfu per 100mL What's this? 7,766.67
Average sample of:
  1. 7200
  2. 7800
  3. 8300
Air temperature °C What's this? 26.0
Incubation time (hours) What's this? 24.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 26.0
Incubation temperature °C What's this? 38.0

Microplastics

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Weather

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Latest photos

Notes

Very low flow, shallow, no odor on or near creek despite very high concentration of E. coli, apparently from a sanitary system overflow at some unknown upstream site. Very hot and dry, no rain last 2 weeks. Creek still with litter and trash on banks.