Pearl River at Rockport, MS
River level and flood forecast · Copiah County
Normal5.1 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 19.9 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
Forecast to hold near 5.1 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 484 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:07 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 39 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 35 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 24 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 1979) | 42.83 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 42.8 ftMajor flooding with widespread disastrous flooding of homes in Rockport and Georgetown and other areas along the river in Simpson and Copiah counties.
- 39 ftMajor flooding of homes and many primary roads is occurring.
- 38 ftThe river approaches homes in the Rockport area.
- 37 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 ftModerate flooding begins to threaten homes and many local access roads, especially on the Simpson County side of the river.
- 34 ftHopewell Road closed on Copiah and Simpson County sides of the river.
- 33 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 ftWater begins to back up into higher agricultural and pasture lands, mainly on the Simpson County side of the river.
- 25 ftWidespread flooding of low pastureland and bottomland is occurring.
- 21 ftMinor flooding of bottomlands is occurring in the immediate proximity of the river.
Highest crests on record
- 42.83 ft — April 18, 1979
- 41 ft — April 26, 1874
- 40 ft — January 1, 1900
- 39.16 ft — February 21, 2020
- 37.4 ft — December 23, 1961
Recent crests: 34.13 ft (August 31, 2022) · 29.09 ft (April 13, 2021) · 32.36 ft (April 25, 2020) · 30.55 ft (March 6, 2020) · 39.16 ft (February 21, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ROCM6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.