Water report · Ross Barnett Reservoir
Ross Barnett Reservoir water level
Above normal for mid August. Above 75% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:15 PM UTC, Aug 13
Ross Barnett Reservoir water level history
What this means
297.53 ft puts Ross Barnett Reservoir in the 75th percentile for August 13, against 25 years of record.
The median for this date is 297.46 ft, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 297.16 and 297.53.
Over the last 7 days, Ross Barnett Reservoir held between 297.44 and 297.51 ft, lowest on Aug 8 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 0.07 ft higher than on Aug 8.
Over the last 30 days, Ross Barnett Reservoir held between 297.43 and 297.61 ft, lowest on Aug 1 and highest on Jul 14.
That is 0.10 ft lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Ross Barnett Reservoir held between 297.08 and 298.19 ft, lowest on Jun 17 and highest on Jun 21.
That is 0.03 ft lower than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Ross Barnett Reservoir held between 296.00 and 298.19 ft, lowest on Nov 29 and highest on Jun 21.
That is 0.02 ft lower than on Aug 12.
On this water
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 02485600, ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR NR JACKSON, MS, 15.4 miles from the centre of Ross Barnett Reservoir. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 02485600, ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR NR JACKSON, MS, 15.4 miles from the centre of Ross Barnett Reservoir. It reports gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
Ross Barnett Reservoir fishing records
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the Ross Barnett Reservoir record book