About this river
Pearl River is a 4.5 mile river near Canoe & Trail Outpost in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pearl River near Columbia, MS (site 02489000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2025
Pearl River typically runs highest in February, at a median 13,600 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1,420 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 86,000 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8,320 | 4,110 to 15,300 | |
| February | 13,600 | 6,390 to 25,000 | |
| March | 13,000 | 6,620 to 22,400 | |
| April | 12,350 | 3,895 to 22,450 | |
| May | 3,760 | 2,330 to 8,970 | |
| June | 2,680 | 1,600 to 5,440 | |
| July | 2,160 | 1,410 to 4,400 | |
| August | 1,950 | 1,310 to 3,380 | |
| September | 1,715 | 1,165 to 3,965 | |
| October | 1,420 | 1,100 to 2,240 | |
| November | 1,700 | 1,265 to 3,640 | |
| December | 3,580 | 1,850 to 10,900 |
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 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pearl River near Columbia, MS (site 02489000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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