TidalMapPearl River at Hwy 25 at Jackson, MS Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02485735 sits on the Pearl River and reads everything draining 3,130 square miles of the Middle Pearl-Strong basin. Its datum sits 233 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2020, 6 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir, MS sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir, MS, reading 3,050 square miles. This gauge adds the 80 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Pearl River at Jackson, MS at 3,171 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 99% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Pearl River runs a median of 1,505 cfs at this gauge across 6 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 7,920 cfs, and October the leanest at 203 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 57,100 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 81 cfs in 2025.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3,920 cfs | 260% |
| Feb | 7,920 cfs | 526% |
| Mar | 6,300 cfs | 419% |
| Apr | 6,995 cfs | 465% |
| May | 1,890 cfs | 126% |
| Jun | 2,260 cfs | 150% |
| Jul | 1,170 cfs | 78% |
| Aug | 355 cfs | 24% |
| Sep | 291 cfs | 19% |
| Oct | 203 cfs | 13% |
| Nov | 455 cfs | 30% |
| Dec | 1,310 cfs | 87% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2020 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 42.9 feet, in April 2020.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 2020 | 42.9 ft |
| August 2022 | 40.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HCFM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Belhaven Creek at Laurel Street at Jackson, MS
- Eubanks Creek at Jackson, MS
- Hanging Moss Creek near Jackson, MS
- White Oak Creek at Westbrook Road at Jackson, MS
- Belhaven Creek at Riverside Drive at Jackson, MS
- Eubanks Creek at Eagle Avenue at Jackson, MS
- Town Creek at Jackson, MS
- Pearl River at Jackson, MS
- Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir, MS
- Lynch Creek at Jackson, MS
- Cany Creek at Jackson, MS
- Pelahatchie Creek at State Hwy 25 near Fannin, MS
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02485735. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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