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The Pearl River continues to rise thanks to heavy rainfall. See the latest river level measurements across the Jackson area and the state. See the current water levels of the Pearl River as it ...
The original projection of the Pearl River cresting at 36 feet is holding but all depends on rain in next few days as to how high it will go.
According to the National Weather Service, the Pearl River at Jackson should hold at 28.5 feet on the Jackson gauge for the next few days. Sigman said the lake is at 298 feet above mean sea level ...
Floodwaters sent the Pearl River 15 feet above flood stage. More than 17,000 residents of Jackson, Flowood, Pearl, Richland, and other settlements in the Jackson metropolitan area were forced from their homes. The flooding of the Pearl River placed most of the streets of Jackson, the state's capital city, under several feet of water. [4]
A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.
The Ross Barnett Reservoir, often called the Rez, is a reservoir of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The 33,000-acre (130 km 2) lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. The lake features 105 miles (169 km) of ...
The list of rivers in Mississippi includes any rivers that flow through part of the State of Mississippi.The major rivers in Mississippi are the Mississippi River, Pearl River, Pascagoula River and the Tombigbee River, along with their main tributaries: the Tallahatchie River, Yazoo River, Big Black River, Leaf River, and the Chickasawhay River.
The Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood Control and Drainage District announced Tuesday that the organization supports the June release and publication of a new plan for flood control in Jackson.. The ...