USGS Water-Year Summary 2021
02481880 PEARL RIVER AT BURNSIDE, MS
LOCATION - Lat 32°50'29", long 89°05'52" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.06, T.11 N., R.12 E., Neshoba County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 03180001, Choctaw Meridian, on right bank at downstream edge of roadway at bridge 172.4 on State Highway 15, 2.4 mi upstream from Illinois Central and Gulf railroad, 4.8 mi north of Philadelphia and 0.9 mi south of Burnside.
DRAINAGE AREA - 520 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1981 to current year. Daily mean gage heights published since October 1984.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 376 ft above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge observed, 76,600 ft³/s, Apr. 13, 1979, gage height, 23.60 ft.