TidalMapPearl River at Rockport, 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 02488000 sits on the Pearl River and reads everything draining 4,556 square miles of the Middle Pearl-Silver basin. Its datum sits 180 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1985, 27 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Pearl River near Hopewell, MS, reading 3,656 square miles. This gauge adds the 900 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Pearl River near Monticello, MS at 4,993 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 91% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Pearl River runs a median of 1,940 cfs at this gauge across 27 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 10,700 cfs, and October the leanest at 628 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 86,000 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 319 cfs in 1988.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7,060 cfs | 364% |
| Feb | 10,300 cfs | 531% |
| Mar | 10,700 cfs | 552% |
| Apr | 7,175 cfs | 370% |
| May | 2,230 cfs | 115% |
| Jun | 1,490 cfs | 77% |
| Jul | 1,360 cfs | 70% |
| Aug | 829 cfs | 43% |
| Sep | 684 cfs | 35% |
| Oct | 628 cfs | 32% |
| Nov | 1,390 cfs | 72% |
| Dec | 4,020 cfs | 207% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1985 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Pearl River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 25 feet. NWS starts watching it at 24 feet. The highest crest on record is 42.8 feet, in April 1979.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 24 ft |
| Minor flooding | 25 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 35 ft |
| Major flooding | 39 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1979 | 42.8 ft |
| April 1874 | 41 ft |
| January 1900 | 40 ft |
| February 2020 | 39.2 ft |
| December 1961 | 37.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROCM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Strong River near Rockport, MS
- Pearl River near Hopewell, MS
- Strong River at Robert Bush Rd near Pinola, MS
- Pearl River near Monticello, MS
- Strong River at D`lo, MS
- Cany Creek at Jackson, MS
- Pearl River at Jackson, MS
- Lynch Creek at Jackson, MS
- Town Creek at Jackson, MS
- Belhaven Creek at Laurel Street at Jackson, MS
- Belhaven Creek at Riverside Drive at Jackson, MS
- Pearl River at Hwy 25 at Jackson, MS
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02488000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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