Pearl River at Highway 25 at Jackson water level

What this means

The Pearl River at Highway 25 at Jackson is at 16.30 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 ft below the median of 16.32 ft for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 16.69 ft (−0.39 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 16.21 ft and 16.38 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

16.32 ft0.02 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

16.19 ft – 16.47 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

16.69 ft−0.39 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

16.21 ft – 16.38 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

16.16 ft – 34.19 ft

Highest on record

42.91 ftApril 17, 2020