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The Pearl River is a river in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It forms in Neshoba County, Mississippi from the confluence of Nanih Waiya and Tallahaga creeks, [1] and has a meander length of 444 miles (715 km). [2] . The lower part of the river forms part of the boundary between Mississippi and Louisiana.
Pearl River is a river in the southern United States that flows through Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, and into Louisiana. It divides into two streams, the East Pearl and the West Pearl, and forms part of the boundary between Mississippi and Louisiana.
Learn about the Pearl River, its ecological and economic value, and the threats posed by a proposed new dam. See a map of the river and its tributaries in Mississippi and Louisiana.
The Pearl River begins in Neshoba County, Mississippi, where several creeks come together including Nanih Waiya. Variously translated as “stooping hill” or “place of creation”, the creek shares its name with a nearby Native American mound central to Choctaw origin myths and venerated as their mother mound.
Next to the mighty Mississippi, the longest and once most important river in Mississippi is the Pearl, which runs through two-thirds of the state. It rises near Edinburg in Leake County and twists its way 485 miles (190 as the crow flies) through Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico near the Rigolets. The Pearl drains […]
Jackson, MS – A Pearl River man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. According to court documents, William Henry, 52, possessed approximately 400 pornographic images of children that were under the age of twelve. ... Southern Mississippi. Main Office: 501 E. Court St. Suite 4.430 Jackson, MS 39201 ...
Pearl River WMA is located in Madison County near Canton. From Jackson, go north on Hwy 25 approximately 18 miles to Hwy 43. Take Hwy 43 north approximately 6 miles. The WMA entrance is located on the right. If you have any questions regarding Pearl River WMA call (601) 859-3425
The Pearl River map turtle, named after the one place it calls home and the maplike details on its back, relies on the running waters of the Pearl River basin in Mississippi and Louisiana to eat ...
A governing board in central Mississippi, the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District, has advocated the development of a new 1,700-acre (688-hectare) lake along the Pearl River by Jackson. This proposal is called the “One Lake” project because it is an alteration of a proposal years ago to create two new lakes.
The Mississippi River drains an area of about 3.2 million square kilometers (1.2 million square miles) including all or parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces, about 40% of the continental United States. The Mississippi River watershed is the fourth largest in the world, extending from the Allegheny Mountains in the east to the Rocky ...