Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir water level

What this means

Low water at Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir: the gauge reads 250.61 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 251.02 ft, based on 24 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.41 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 250.65 ft, a difference of −0.04 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 250.52 ft – 250.78 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 24 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

251.02 ft0.41 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

250.67 ft – 254.00 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (24 years of records)

Same day last year

250.65 ft−0.04 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

250.52 ft – 250.78 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

250.51 ft – 269.66 ft