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Pearl River in Mississippi

River34.9 mi

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Around Pearl River

5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Pearl River is a 34.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pearl River near Columbia, MS (site 02489000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2000 to 2025

Pearl River typically runs highest in February, at a median 13,600 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1,420 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 86,000 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Pearl River near Columbia, MS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8,3204,110 to 15,300
February13,6006,390 to 25,000
March13,0006,620 to 22,400
April12,3503,895 to 22,450
May3,7602,330 to 8,970
June2,6801,600 to 5,440
July2,1601,410 to 4,400
August1,9501,310 to 3,380
September1,7151,165 to 3,965
October1,4201,100 to 2,240
November1,7001,265 to 3,640
December3,5801,850 to 10,900

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pearl River near Columbia, MS (site 02489000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Pearl River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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