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444 miles (meander length)

Pearl River

The Pearl is a blackwater river that forms in Neshoba County, Mississippi.

N50 mi
Course of the river, simplified. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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River facts

Length444 miles (meander length)
SourceNeshoba County, Mississippi

The Ross Barnett Reservoir was formed by a 1962 dam. The river is also home to the Gulf sturgeon.

Listed fish are the species named for the river on its Wikipedia page. Check the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks for river-specific regulations before you fish.

Lakes and flowages on the Pearl River

Lakes in our guide on or connected to this river:

Source: Pearl River (Wikipedia)

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