Rivers in Mississippi
Pearl River at Rockport
Below flood stage
5.16ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 9:30 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 25.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 5.10 ftWed, Sep 23, 1:00 PM CDT
- Record crest
- 42.83 ft1979
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 39.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 35.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 25.00 ft |
| Action | 24.00 ft |
- 42.80 ftMajor flooding with widespread disastrous flooding of homes in Rockport and Georgetown and other areas along the river in Simpson and Copiah counties.
- 39.00 ftMajor flooding of homes and many primary roads is occurring.
- 38.00 ftThe river approaches homes in the Rockport area.
- 37.00 ftFlood water will block off many local access roads near Rockport Road. A tree farm south of Rockport near the bend on the Copiah side of the river is beginning to flood. Sugar Farm Road Closed in Rockport.
- 36.00 ftModerate flooding begins to threaten homes and many local access roads, especially on the Simpson County side of the river.
- 34.00 ftHopewell Road closed on Copiah and Simpson County sides of the river.
- 33.00 ftRoads affected by flood waters near the river on the Copiah side of the river... Pearl River Lane off of Hopewell Road. Turner Lane and Lomax Road east of Crystal Springs...Water Park Lane and River Lane near Georgetown...Sugar Farm Road, Camp Lane, and Alderman Lane near Rockport.
- 30.00 ftWater begins to back up into higher agricultural and pasture lands, mainly on the Simpson County side of the river.
- 25.00 ftWidespread flooding of low pastureland and bottomland is occurring.
- 21.00 ftMinor flooding of bottomlands is occurring in the immediate proximity of the river.
Flood outlook
Chance of flooding, September to November
| Category | Chance |
|---|---|
| Minor flooding | 11% |
| Moderate flooding | Under 5% |
| Major flooding | Under 5% |
The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 16, 2026.
Crest history
53 crests on NOAA’s list since 1874.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 18, 1979 | 42.83 ft |
| 2 | April 26, 1874 | 41.00 ft |
| 3 | January 1, 1900 | 40.00 ft |
| 4 | February 21, 2020 | 39.16 ft |
| 5 | December 23, 1961 | 37.40 ft |
| 6 | May 1, 1983 | 36.83 ft |
| 7 | April 10, 2014 | 35.79 ft |
| 8 | May 5, 1991 | 35.66 ft |
| 9 | April 9, 1938 | 35.25 ft |
| 10 | January 19, 2020 | 34.96 ft |
| 11 | February 25, 2003 | 34.56 ft |
| 12 | February 20, 1946 | 34.31 ft |
| 13 | January 27, 1990 | 34.20 ft |
| 14 | August 31, 2022 | 34.13 ft |
| 15 | January 8, 1950 | 33.81 ft |
| 16 | January 21, 1947 | 33.48 ft |
| 17 | February 24, 1950 | 33.37 ft |
| 18 | March 2, 1987 | 32.86 ft |
| 19 | April 23, 1991 | 32.73 ft |
| 20 | April 12, 2003 | 32.65 ft |
| 21 | April 1, 1949 | 32.56 ft |
| 22 | March 30, 2009 | 32.46 ft |
| 23 | April 7, 1944 | 32.39 ft |
| 24 | April 25, 2020 | 32.36 ft |
| 25 | February 17, 1990 | 32.19 ft |
Most recent crests
- August 31, 2022: 34.13 ft
- April 13, 2021: 29.09 ft
- April 25, 2020: 32.36 ft
- March 6, 2020: 30.55 ft
- February 21, 2020: 39.16 ft
- January 19, 2020: 34.96 ft
- May 13, 2019: 30.73 ft
- April 20, 2019: 30.72 ft
- January 6, 2019: 32.03 ft
- April 7, 2017: 31.04 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.