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The Pearl River is a river in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It forms in Neshoba County , Mississippi from the confluence of Nanih Waiya and Tallahaga creeks, [ 1 ] and has a meander length of 444 miles (715 km). [ 2 ]
The Pearl River map turtle, native to the Pearl River, recently got classified as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The new classification leaves the future of the One Lake ...
The Pearl River map turtle (Graptemys pearlensis) is a species of emydid turtle native to the southern United States.According to a study done in January 2017, the species G. pearlensis was significantly less abundant in the Pearl River region as compared to G. oculifera and exhibited a smaller number of reproductively mature females.
The Pearl River map turtle, thought to be the Pascagoula map turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) until 2010, but was found to be a separate species endemic to the Pearl River basin. The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata), considered a "species of concern". [3]
Pearl River map turtles are freshwater turtles native to the Pearl River in Mississippi and Louisiana, using beaches to build nests. The turtles get their name from the map-like patterns on their ...
The Ross Barnett Reservoir, often called the Rez, is a reservoir of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The 33,000-acre (130 km 2) lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. The lake features 105 miles (169 km) of ...
The low water level of the Pearl River, looking north from the U.S. 80 bridge in Jackson on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, belies much-needed flood mitigation in the Jackson area.
The Pascagoula map turtle is restricted to the Pascagoula River system in the state of Mississippi in the United States. [4] It formerly included a population in the Pearl River, but in 2010, that population was described as a separate species, the Pearl River map turtle, Graptemys pearlensis. [5]