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The Pearl River is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in the U.S. states of Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
 and Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
. It forms in Winston County
Winston County, Mississippi

Winston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 20,160. Its county seat is Louisville, Mississippi....
, Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
 from the confluence of Nanawaya and Tallahaga Creeks. It is 790 kilometers (490 mi) long. The Yockanookany
Yockanookany River

The Yockanookany River is a river, about 65 mi long, in central Mississippi in the United States. It is a tributary of the Pearl River , which flows to the Gulf of Mexico....
 and Strong River
Strong River

The Strong River is a river, about 75 mi long, in south-central Mississippi in the United States. It is a tributary of the Pearl River , which flows to the Gulf of Mexico....
s are tributaries. Northeast of Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. Mississippi. It is one of two county seats in Hinds County, Mississippi; the town of Raymond, Mississippi is the other....
, the Ross Barnett Reservoir
Ross Barnett Reservoir

The Ross R. Barnett Reservoir is a reservoir on the Pearl River in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Named for Ross Barnett, the 52nd List of Governors of Mississippi, it was created by impounding the Pearl between Madison County, Mississippi and Rankin County, Mississippi....
 is formed by a dam.

The Pearl passes near or through the following towns (in order, north to south):

West of Picayune, about 80 km (50 mi) above the mouth, the river forks.






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The Pearl River is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in the U.S. states of Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
 and Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
. It forms in Winston County
Winston County, Mississippi

Winston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 20,160. Its county seat is Louisville, Mississippi....
, Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
 from the confluence of Nanawaya and Tallahaga Creeks. It is 790 kilometers (490 mi) long. The Yockanookany
Yockanookany River

The Yockanookany River is a river, about 65 mi long, in central Mississippi in the United States. It is a tributary of the Pearl River , which flows to the Gulf of Mexico....
 and Strong River
Strong River

The Strong River is a river, about 75 mi long, in south-central Mississippi in the United States. It is a tributary of the Pearl River , which flows to the Gulf of Mexico....
s are tributaries. Northeast of Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. Mississippi. It is one of two county seats in Hinds County, Mississippi; the town of Raymond, Mississippi is the other....
, the Ross Barnett Reservoir
Ross Barnett Reservoir

The Ross R. Barnett Reservoir is a reservoir on the Pearl River in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Named for Ross Barnett, the 52nd List of Governors of Mississippi, it was created by impounding the Pearl between Madison County, Mississippi and Rankin County, Mississippi....
 is formed by a dam.

The Pearl passes near or through the following towns (in order, north to south):
  • Philadelphia, Mississippi
    Philadelphia, Mississippi

    Philadelphia is the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. With a population of 7,303 at the 2000 census, Philadelphia is most noted for the racial violence, murders, and other civil rights violations that occurred in the mid 1960s....
  • Pearl River, Mississippi
    Pearl River, Mississippi

    Pearl River is a census-designated place in Neshoba County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,156 at the 2000 census....
     - Named after the river.
  • Carthage, Mississippi
    Carthage, Mississippi

    Carthage is a city in Leake County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi....
  • Jackson, Mississippi
    Jackson, Mississippi

    Jackson is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. Mississippi. It is one of two county seats in Hinds County, Mississippi; the town of Raymond, Mississippi is the other....
  • Flowood, Mississippi
    Flowood, Mississippi

    Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,750 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Jackson metropolitan area....
  • Pearl, Mississippi
    Pearl, Mississippi

    Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,961 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Jackson metropolitan area....
     - Named after the river.
  • Georgetown, Mississippi
    Georgetown, Mississippi

    Georgetown is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The population was 344 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Jackson metropolitan area....
  • Rockport, Mississippi
  • Monticello, Mississippi
    Monticello, Mississippi

    Monticello is a town in Lawrence County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,726 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County, Mississippi....
  • Columbia, Mississippi
    Columbia, Mississippi

    Columbia is a city in Marion County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States, which was formed six years before Mississippi was admitted to statehood....
  • Bogalusa, Louisiana
    Bogalusa, Louisiana

    Bogalusa is a city in Washington Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 13,365 at the 2000 United States Census. It is the principal city of the Bogalusa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Washington Parish and is also part of the larger New Orleans, Louisiana–Metairie, Louisiana–Bogalusa...
  • Picayune, Mississippi
    Picayune, Mississippi

    Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi in Mississippi, a U.S. state of the United States. The population according to the 2007 census estimate was 11,591....
  • Pearl River, Louisiana
    Pearl River, Louisiana

    Pearl River is a town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,839 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the New Orleans, Louisiana–Metairie, Louisiana–Kenner, Louisiana New Orleans metropolitan area....
     - Named after the river.


West of Picayune, about 80 km (50 mi) above the mouth, the river forks. The East Pearl River empties into Lake Borgne where the dredged Pearl River Channel meets the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States of the United States....
. The discharge flows eastward past Grand Island through St. Joe Pass and into the Mississippi Sound
Mississippi Sound

The Mississippi Sound is a sound along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It runs east-west along the southern coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, from Waveland, Mississippi, to the Dauphin Island Bridge, a distance of about 145 kilometers ....
. The West Pearl River, on the other hand, flows into The Rigolets, thence into Lake Borgne. Both discharges eventually reach the Gulf of Mexico.

The Pearl River serves as the 187-kilometer (116-mi) boundary
River borders of U.S. states

Because of its unique history, many of the boundaries of political divisions of the United States were artificially constructed . Therefore, many U.S....
 between Mississippi and Louisiana, in its lower reach near the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an oceanic basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba....
.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has undertaken three significant navigation projects in the Pearl River Basin. In 1880, Congress authorized a 1.5-meter (5 ft) navigation channel
Inland waterways of the United States

The inland waterways of the United States include over 25,000 miles of navigable waters. Much of the commercially important waterways of the United States consist of the Mississippi River System—the Mississippi River and connecting waterways....
 on the West Pearl River from Jackson to the Rigolets. That project was discontinued in 1922. Beginning in 1910, a channel was dredged from the mouth of the East Pearl River into Lake Borgne, a project which is maintained on an irregular basis. In 1935, the West Pearl River Navigation Project was authorized. It provided for a navigation channel from Bogalusa to the mouth of the West Pearl River. The project includes a canal with three locks. The Corps of Engineers placed the project in "caretaker" status in the 1970s because of a decline in commercial traffic. Maintenance dredging resumed in December 1988.

In the 1950s, underwater concrete sills were constructed to help maintain water levels in the navigation channel. This has prevented Gulf sturgeon
Sturgeon

Sturgeon is the common name used for some 26 species of fish in the family Acipenseridae, including the genus Acipenser, Huso, Scaphirhynchus and Pseudoscaphirhynchus....
 and other migratory species
Fish migration

Many types of fish migration on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and over distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers....
 from accessing upstream areas. A rock ramp constructed in 2003 helps fish navigate over one of the sills, but environmental groups propose further work to mitigate the effects of the navigation project.

Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
 in August 2005 caused extensive damage in the Pearl River. Bottom sediments and marsh vegetation—including uprooted cypress
Taxodium distichum

Taxodium distichum is a species of Pinophyta native to the southeastern United States....
 and oak
Southern live oak

Quercus virginiana, also known as the Southern Live Oak, is an evergreen or nearly evergreen oak tree native to the Southeastern United States United States....
 trees—blocked the mouth of the West Pearl and other parts of the channel, preventing navigation and diverting flow. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries and other agencies removed 27,000 cubic meters (35,000 ydł) of debris.

The country music band Pearl River
Pearl River (band)

Pearl River was an American country music band composed of Jeff Stewart , Chuck Ethredge , Joe Morgan , Derek George , Ken Flemming , and Bryan Culpepper ....
 named itself after this river. In wrestling, Ahmed Johnson's finishing maneuver was known as the Pearl River Plunge.

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