TidalMapPearl River at Ratliff`s Ferry near Ratliff, 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 02484650 sits on the Pearl River and reads everything draining 2,638 square miles of the Middle Pearl-Strong basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir, MS at 3,050 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 86% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Pearl River at Hwy 25 at Jackson, MS and Pearl River at Jackson, MS.
Flood stages and record crests
The Pearl River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 303 feet. NWS starts watching it at 302 feet. The highest crest on record is 313.1 feet, in April 1979.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 302 ft |
| Minor flooding | 303 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 310 ft |
| Major flooding | 315 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1979 | 313.1 ft |
| February 2020 | 309.4 ft |
| August 2022 | 308.5 ft |
| February 2003 | 306.7 ft |
| March 2016 | 306 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RATM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Fannegusha Creek near Sand Hill, MS
- Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, MS
- Pearl River near Lena, MS
- Pelahatchie Creek at State Hwy 25 near Fannin, MS
- Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir, MS
- Pearl River near Carthage, MS
- White Oak Creek at Westbrook Road at Jackson, MS
- Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, MS
- Hanging Moss Creek near Jackson, MS
- Pearl River at Hwy 25 at Jackson, MS
- Eubanks Creek at Jackson, MS
- Eubanks Creek at Eagle Avenue at Jackson, MS
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02484650. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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