The Pearl River winds its way down the center of the state, eventually creating the boot of the Louisiana-Mississippi border, emptying into Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne and the Mississippi Sound.

Pearl River winds its way from Lake Ross Barnett north and east of Jackson, Mississippi, to the border along Mississippi on the way down to The Rigolets near Slidell.

What to know about the Pearl River: Where it's safe to fish, swim, where it's not and options 'Dilution, UV (ultraviolet) exposure from the sun, and time removed from the host all play a role in ...

Meanwhile, downriver, where the Pearl flows into southeast Louisiana and southwest Mississippi, One Lake critics fear the dam project will eventually choke the flow of the scenic river and ...

Swamp tour operator Paul Trahan discusses the importance of water flow in the Pearl River swamps in southeast St. Tammany Parish. Swamplands along the Pearl River in November 2017.

Seawater typically is about 2.5 percent more dense than fresh water, so a river’s flow usually spills across the top of the ocean as it travels away from land.