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Jourdan River near Pass Christian, MS

River16.2 mi
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Around Jourdan River

Lake LaCroix RV Resort5.5 miBay Hide Away RV Park & Campground7.9 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Jourdan River is a 16.2 mile river near Wolf River Adventure Paddling in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Jourdan River near Bay ST Louis, MS (site 02481660). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical water level by month

2006 to 2026

Jourdan River typically sits highest in September, at a median 1.57 ft, and lowest in January, at 0.45 ft. The highest water level on record for any single day is 9.29 ft, in 2012.

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Typical water level by month at Jourdan River near Bay ST Louis, MS, in ft
MonthTypical (ft)Usual range (ft)
January0.450.01 to 0.89
February0.650.29 to 1.08
March0.900.46 to 1.26
April1.080.64 to 1.50
May1.280.82 to 1.62
June1.100.78 to 1.53
July0.930.63 to 1.28
August1.120.79 to 1.44
September1.571.26 to 1.87
October1.481.14 to 1.95
November1.070.81 to 1.47
December0.760.43 to 1.16

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 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Jourdan River near Bay ST Louis, MS (site 02481660). 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 Jourdan River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • McLeod ParkJourdan RiverPublic
  • Bayou TallaJourdan RiverPublic

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