Jump to main content.


Assessment Data for the State of Mississippi Year 2002

National Assessment Database
About this Database

Assessing Water Quality (Questions and Answers)

National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress, 2002 Reporting Cycle

The 2002 National Assessment
Database
(Fact Sheet)

Previous National Water Quality Reports

EnviroMapper for Water

Impaired Water Information
2002 303(d) List Report

Other Water Assessment Information
The most current report available for this state is 2008.
Data are also available for these years: 2004 2006



State of Mississippi websites:

State 305(b) Water Quality Assessment Report(s)
  State Water Quality Program

Search for a Waterbody within Mississippi

Enter Waterbody Name:

Total Assessed Waters for the State of Mississippi

Description of this table

Size Of Water
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Water (Square Miles)
Total Assessed Waters 528.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Estimated Total Water Size in MS 84,003.00 500,000.00 760.00 245.00 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Percent of Waters Assessed .63 .00 .00 .00 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable

Assessed Waters of Mississippi by Watershed

Description of this table
Watershed Size of Water
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Water (Square Miles)
LOWER BIG BLACK 255.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER BIG BLACK 246.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Name Not Reported 27.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00


Mississippi Assessed Waters
Individual Use Support for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
State Designated Use Total Miles Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
color.gif% Threatened
color.gif% Impaired
Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation 528.00 30.87 .00 69.13 color.gifcolor.gif
Recreation Recreation 13.00 .00 .00 100.00 color.gif
The state assessed 528.00 miles of rivers and streams, or .63% of 84,003.00 total miles.

Mississippi Assessed Waters
Water Quality Attainment for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
Attainment Status Miles Percent of Assessed
Good 163.00 30.87
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 365.00 69.13
Total Miles Assessed 528.00 100.00

Mississippi Top Causes of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
# State Cause Name Total
Miles
Impaired
1 OTHER (BIO IMPAIRMENT) 365.00

Mississippi Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
# State Source Name Total Miles Impaired by Source
1 SOURCE UNKNOWN 365.00

Mississippi

Causes of Impairment

Description of this table
State Cause Name Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Waters (Squar Miles)
OTHER (BIO IMPAIRMENT) 365.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

Mississippi

Probable Sources Contributing to Impairment

Description of this table
State Source Name Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Waters (Square Miles)
SOURCE UNKNOWN 365.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

Clicking anywhere on this state map will take you to the Enviromapper for Water website, where you can view and map various types of environmental information for the state. This information includes Superfund sites, water discharge permits, toxic releases, and more.


Jump to main content.