| River | County | Reach | Length (miles) | Description | Potential Classification | ORVs | Watershed (HUC Code 8) | Year Listed/ Updated | Other State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Pierre | Claiborn, Copiah, Lincoln | Headwaters north of Red Star to confluence with Mississippi River | 103 | Only existing habitat for Bayou Darter; shallow stream with sandstone bottom; numerous sand and gravel bars. | Cultural, Fish, Geologic, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Bayou Pierre | 1982 | ||
| Big Black Creek | Jackson, George, Stone | Confluence with Black Creek to confluence with Pascagoula River | 6 | Unaltered, wide meandering coastal stream with moss covered banks hemmed in with array of flora. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Pascagoula | 1982 | ||
| Big Black River | Claiborn, Warren, Hinds, Yazoo, Madison, Holmes, Attala, Carroll, Montgomery | Two miles above MS 413 bridge near Kilmichael to confluence with Mississippi River | 242 | Unaltered stream in bottom-land hardwood setting; numerous prehistoric occupation sites; Floyd Mound conical burial ground; heron rookery. | Cultural, Fish, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Upper Big Black | 1982 | ||
| Black Creek | Forrest, Lamar, Marion, Jeff Davis | Headwaters near Bassfield to Big Creek Landing | 53 | Unaltered, wide meandering coastal stream with moss covered banks hemmed in with array of flora. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Black | 1982 | ||
| Black Creek | Jackson, George, Stone | MS 26 bridge to confluence with Big Black Creek | 35 | Unaltered, wide meandering coastal stream with moss covered banks hemmed in with array of flora. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Black | 1982 | ||
| Bluff Creek | Jackson | Two miles northeast of Larue to confluence with West Pascagoula River | 27 | Pristine stream corridor; rare clays and fossils prevalent. | Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Pascagoula | 1982 | ||
| Bogue Chitto River | Walthall, Pike | Sumit Water Park to LA State line | 38 | Popular rare whitewater stream with quality recreational opportunities. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Bogue Chitto | 1982 | ||
| Bouie River | Forrest, Covington | MS 589 bridge to I-59 bridge | 22 | Pleasant float stream with splendid scenery. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Upper Leaf | 1982 | ||
| Buttahatchee River | Lowndes, Monroe | AL State line to confluence with Tombigbee River | 45 | Relatively undisturbed stream with numerous shoals and scenic bluffs; popular float with exceptional fishing; sitings of American alligator, Bald eagle, Bachmans Warbler and Florida panther. | Cultural, Fish, Geologic, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Upper Tombigbee | 1982 | ||
| Chickasawhay River | George, Greene, Wayne, Clarke | One mile below Stonewall to confluence with Pascagoula River | 149 | Quiet remote stream distinctive for its clay and limestone bluffs. | Cultural, Fish, Geologic, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Lower Chickasawhay | 1982 | ||
| Chunky Creek | Clarke, Lauderdale, Newton | Four miles above I-20 bridge to confluence with Chunk River | 8 | Diverse and natural stream that flows past largest waterfall in State, Dunn's Falls; fairly shallow containing sand and gravel bars and clay and sandstone shoals; banks covered by mosses and ferns and numerous hardwoods. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Chunky-Okatibbee | 1982 | ||
| Chunky River | Clarke, Lauderdale, Newton | Confluence with Chunky Creek to confluence with Chickasawhay River | 26 | Diverse and natural stream that flows past largest waterfall in State, Dunn's Falls; fairly shallow containing sand and gravel bars and clay and sandstone shoals; banks covered by mosses and ferns and numerous hardwoods. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Chunky-Okatibbee | 1982 | ||
| Hatchie River | Alcorn | One mile below US 72 bridge to TN State line | 10 | Slow meandering swamp river with many oxbows; surrounded by wilderness inhabited by large diversified wildlife population, including rare species. | Cultural, Fish, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Upper Hatchie | 1982 | ||
| Homochitto River | Wilkinson, Adams, Amite, Franklin, Lincoln, Copiah | Caseyville and MS 550 bridge to US 61 south of Sibley | 70 | Popular float stream with large wide sandbars; flows in part through Homochitto National Forest. | Fish, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Homochitto | 1982 | ||
| Jourdan River | Hancock | Confluence with Catahoula Creek to St. Louis Bay | 16 | Significant recreational and archaeological resource. | Cultural, Fish, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Mississippi Coastal | 1982 | ||
| Leaf River | Greene, Perry, Forrest | South of Hattiesburg to US 98 bridge | 51 | Excellent example of Gulf Coastal Plain stream; numerous white sand bars | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Lower Leaf | 1982 | ||
| Magees Creek | Walthall | Tylerton to confluence with Bogue Chitto | 11 | Pleasant float stream bordered by large magnolia and cypress stands. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Bogue Chitto | 1982 | ||
| Noxubee River | Oktibbeha, Noxubee | East of Ackerman to AL State line | 114 | Numerous archaeological and historical sites in corridor area. | Cultural, Fish, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Noxubee | 1982 | ||
| Okatoma River | Forrest, Covington | Above US 84 bridge to confluence with Bouie River near Lux | 28 | Gently flowing pristine stream with sand bars, waterfalls, shoals, and bluffs. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Upper Leaf | 1982 | ||
| Pascagoula River | Jackson, George | Headwaters at confluence of Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers to confluence with Clark Bayou and associated Fishing Bayou, Bear Bayou, Peafield Bayou, and Gray Bayou | 67 | Mature meandering stream that flows through Pascagoula Wildlife Management Area. | Cultural, Fish, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Pascagoula | 1982 | ||
| Pearl River | Marion, Lawrence, Copiah, Simpson, Hinds, Rankin | One mile south of Jackson to above city of Columbia | 132 | Numerous endangered, threatened and rare species; excellent example of large Gulf Coastal Plain river with extensive swamplands; upper reach very scenic. | Fish, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Middle Pearl-Silver | 1982 | ||
| Red Creek | Jackson, George, Stone, Forrest, Pearl River, Lamar | Headwaters northwest of Lumberton confluence with Black Creek | 90 | Prime year-round recreational stream with excellent water quality; much of stream flows through Desoto National Forest. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Black | 1982 | ||
| Strong River | Simpson, Rankin, Smith, Scott | One mile below I-20 bridge to confluence with Pearl River | 86 | Unspoiled stream with riffles and rapids, overhanging vegetation; entire reach floatable. | Fish, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Middle Pearl-Strong | 1982 | ||
| Tchoutacabouffa River | Harrison, Jackson | MS 15 bridge to RM 3, above Biloxi | 22 | Meandering stream with abundance of rare flora and fauna. | Fish, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Mississippi Coastal | 1982 | ||
| Tuxachanie Creek | Harrison, Stone | Headwaters five miles southeast of Perkinston to confluence with Tchoutacabouffa River | 32 | Excellent recreational opportunities exist; rare flora and fauna prevalent. | Fish, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Mississippi Coastal | 1982 | ||
| Wolf River | Harrison, Hancock, Pearl River | MS 26 bridge to St. Louis Bay | 63 | Natural, outstandingly beautiful East Gulf Coastal Plain stream; rare and endangered species, including American alligator and Scarlet Kingsnake; flows through Wolf River Wildlife Management Area. | Fish, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife | Mississippi Coastal | 1982 |
Last updated: November 30, 2016