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Pearl River at Edinburg

Highest listed crest 28.35 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft102 crests since 1932

The Pearl River at Edinburg crested above flood stage 102 times among the 102 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2022. The highest, 28.35 ft on May 22, 1983, was moderate flooding, 8.35 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Pearl River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.35 ft
May 22, 1983; 52,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
0
102 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 26, 2022
24.64 ft, minor flooding
Location
Leake County
Mississippi

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Pearl River at Edinburg
Action stage19.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.086Aug 26, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.016Feb 13, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

102 crests from 1932 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pearl River at Edinburg, 1932 to 2022 202224262830ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Feb 24, 1932: 22.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,620 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1932: 26.12 ft, moderate flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1934: 23.40 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1935: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1936: 25.35 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1937: 22.91 ft, minor flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1938: 24.64 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1940: 23.72 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1943: 23.29 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1944: 25.90 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1945: 25.35 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1946: 25.44 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1947: 23.88 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1948: 23.37 ft, minor flooding; 9,270 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1948: 26.05 ft, moderate flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1950: 26.30 ft, moderate flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1951: 25.92 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1953: 23.51 ft, minor flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1955: 23.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,750 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1956: 25.06 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1957: 23.83 ft, minor flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1958: 24.58 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1960: 24.60 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1961: 26.41 ft, moderate flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1961: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1964: 25.10 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1965: 24.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1966: 23.57 ft, minor flooding; 9,740 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1967: 23.79 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1969: 25.82 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1970: 23.79 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1971: 25.13 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1972: 25.86 ft, minor flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1973: 24.78 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1974: 26.72 ft, moderate flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1975: 24.94 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1976: 25.84 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1977: 26.51 ft, moderate flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1978: 22.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,150 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1980: 26.01 ft, moderate flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1981: 23.63 ft, minor flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1982: 22.18 ft, minor flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1982: 25.36 ft, minor flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1982: 23.39 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1983: 25.54 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1983: 27.03 ft, moderate flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1983: 28.35 ft, moderate flooding; 52,300 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1984: 22.57 ft, minor flooding; 9,150 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1987: 25.14 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1989: 22.89 ft, minor flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1990: 24.35 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1990: 23.47 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1990: 25.76 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1991: 26.29 ft, moderate flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1991: 25.23 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1991: 25.31 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1991: 26.29 ft, moderate flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1993: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1994: 23.26 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1995: 23.14 ft, minor flooding; 9,670 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1995: 23.85 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1995: 22.77 ft, minor flooding; 8,880 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1996: 25.43 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1997: 22.57 ft, minor flooding; 8,480 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1997: 22.36 ft, minor flooding; 8,070 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1998: 23.77 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1999: 25.35 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2000: 25.41 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2001: 23.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2001: 23.10 ft, minor flooding; 9,590 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2002: 24.39 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2003: 26.64 ft, moderate flooding; 30,300 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2003: 23.90 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2003: 24.97 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2004: 25.54 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2004: 24.64 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2005: 23.81 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2006: 23.07 ft, minor flooding; 9,520 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2008: 23.68 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2009: 23.90 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2009: 23.89 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2009: 23.69 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 22.06 ft, minor flooding; 7,510 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2011: 23.74 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 22.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,780 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2012: 24.47 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2013: 25.25 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2013: 23.40 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2013: 23.65 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2014: 26.11 ft, moderate flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2014: 22.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,990 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2016: 25.38 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 22.92 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2019: 23.63 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2019: 24.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 23.26 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 2019: 24.45 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2020: 25.75 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 28.09 ft, moderate flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2020: 25.86 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2021: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2022: 24.64 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.35 ft, May 22, 1983 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pearl River at Edinburg 1930s: 7 1940s: 8 1950s: 7 1960s: 8 1970s: 9 1980s: 11 1990s: 17 17 2000s: 15 2010s: 15 2020s: 5 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 102 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Pearl River at Edinburg
1May 22, 198328.35+8.35Moderate52,300
2Feb 13, 202028.09+8.09Moderate37,900
3Mar 7, 198327.03+7.03Moderate34,400
4Apr 15, 197426.72+6.72Moderate28,800
5Feb 24, 200326.64+6.64Moderate30,300
6Apr 6, 197726.51+6.51Moderate26,700
7Feb 24, 196126.41+6.41Moderate27,800
8Feb 16, 195026.30+6.30Moderate24,100
9Feb 2, 199126.29+6.29Moderate25,900
10May 1, 199126.29+6.29Moderate25,900
11Mar 8, 193526.20+6.20Moderate31,400
12Dec 20, 196126.20+6.20Moderate25,300
13Dec 14, 193226.12+6.12Moderate28,900
14Apr 9, 201426.11+6.11Moderate24,500
15Dec 1, 194826.05+6.05Moderate21,400
16Apr 15, 198026.01+6.01Moderate21,700
17Mar 31, 195125.92+5.92Minor22,400
18Mar 30, 194425.90+5.90Minor23,300
19Jan 13, 197225.86+5.86Minor21,300
20Mar 7, 202025.86+5.86Minor18,900
21Mar 16, 197625.84+5.84Minor21,000
22Apr 16, 196925.82+5.82Minor18,000
23Feb 18, 199025.76+5.76Minor22,300
24Jan 17, 202025.75+5.75Minor19,100
25Feb 12, 198325.54+5.54Minor20,600
26Feb 8, 200425.54+5.54Minor19,300
27Feb 12, 194625.44+5.44Minor19,900
28Jan 29, 199625.43+5.43Minor18,600
29Apr 6, 200025.41+5.41Minor18,500
30Mar 14, 201625.38+5.38Minor18,400
31Dec 7, 198225.36+5.36Minor19,400
32Feb 7, 193625.35+5.35Minor19,700
33Feb 23, 194525.35+5.35Minor19,900
34Feb 2, 199925.35+5.35Minor18,200
35Apr 17, 199125.31+5.31Minor19,200
36Jan 18, 201325.25+5.25Minor17,700
37Feb 22, 199125.23+5.23Minor18,800
38Mar 2, 198725.14+5.14Minor18,200
39May 15, 197125.13+5.13Minor15,200
40Mar 8, 196425.10+5.10Minor15,000
41Apr 9, 195625.06+5.06Minor14,700
42Apr 27, 200324.97+4.97Minor16,300
43Jan 13, 197524.94+4.94Minor14,100
44Mar 19, 197324.78+4.78Minor13,300
45Apr 10, 193824.64+4.64Minor15,300
46Dec 12, 200424.64+4.64Minor14,800
47Aug 26, 202224.64+4.64Minor14,300
48Mar 6, 196024.60+4.60Minor12,600
49May 5, 195824.58+4.58Minor11,600
50Mar 25, 201224.47+4.47Minor14,600

The worst floods along the Pearl River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Pearl River that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 22, 1983: 28.35 ft here, moderate flooding

February 13, 2020: 28.09 ft here, moderate flooding

March 7, 1983: 27.03 ft here, moderate flooding

  • JacksonMS · Mar 9, 1983 · 33.95 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Pearl River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Pearl River
Philadelphia/at BurnsideMS13.023.60 ft, Apr 13, 19791
Edinburg this gaugeMS20.028.35 ft, May 22, 19830
CarthageMS17.028.74 ft, Apr 14, 19793
LenaMS24.032.70 ft, Apr 17, 19792
Ratliff's FerryMS303.0313.10 ft, Apr 14, 19790
JacksonMS28.043.28 ft, Apr 17, 19798
RockportMS25.042.83 ft, Apr 18, 19794
MonticelloMS22.034.08 ft, Apr 20, 19791
ColumbiaMS17.027.80 ft, Apr 22, 19795
BogalusaLA18.023.23 ft, Apr 24, 19791
Pearl RiverLA14.021.05 ft, Apr 9, 198315
SlidellLA10.011.12 ft, Mar 15, 20160

Other gauges in Leake County

Flood gauges in Leake County
Carthage17.028.74 ft, Apr 14, 19793
Lena24.032.70 ft, Apr 17, 19792
Walnut Grove25.032.35 ft, Aug 25, 20220
Ofahoma19.028.27 ft, Apr 14, 19793

Leake County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Mississippi

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ENBM6, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.