Pelahatchie Creek : Pelahatchie Bay

Brandon, Mississippi, United States

Observed by
Stacey Knepple

Observation report

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Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 8.0
E.coli cfu per 100mL What's this? 33.33
Average sample of:
  1. 0
  2. 0
  3. 100
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 10.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 40.0
Turbidity JTU What's this? 25.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 50.0
Water depth m What's this? 1.0
Other coliform cfu per 100mL What's this? 2,200.0
Average sample of:
  1. 1900
  2. 2400
  3. 2300
Dissolved oxygen % What's this? 110.2
Total coliform cfu per 100mL What's this? 2,233.33
Average sample of:
  1. 1900
  2. 2400
  3. 2400
Air temperature °C What's this? 28.0
Incubation time (hours) What's this? 25.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 20.0
Incubation temperature °C What's this? 37.0

Microplastics

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

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Wind speed of 20+mph. (Weather app reported winds of 24 mph.)
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
February has been very windy, with winds reaching/exceeding 20 mph, including on this sampling day.

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Notes

It would be beneficial to add a lidded trash can to this location, preferably a heavy metal trash receptacle like typically seen in parks, to prevent trash from blowing out in windy conditions.