About this river
Pearl River is a 35.4 mile river near Bogue Chitto Tubing Center in Louisiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pearl River near Bogalusa, LA (site 02489500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Pearl River typically runs highest in March, at a median 17,000 cfs, and lowest in October, at 2,160 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 130,000 cfs, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9,700 | 5,540 to 19,300 | |
| February | 15,600 | 7,970 to 30,000 | |
| March | 17,000 | 9,540 to 29,900 | |
| April | 14,400 | 7,465 to 26,450 | |
| May | 6,350 | 3,550 to 15,100 | |
| June | 3,565 | 2,465 to 6,145 | |
| July | 3,090 | 2,310 to 4,990 | |
| August | 2,830 | 2,140 to 4,160 | |
| September | 2,370 | 1,860 to 3,345 | |
| October | 2,160 | 1,700 to 2,970 | |
| November | 2,530 | 1,740 to 4,110 | |
| December | 5,120 | 2,830 to 11,400 |
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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pearl River near Bogalusa, LA (site 02489500). 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.
- Ten Landing LakeTen Landing LakePublic
- Pools BluffPearl RiverPublic
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