Table 1.
Historic annual mean input of local freshwater sources to the Mississippi sound based on long‐term discharge data spanning 1946 to 1982.
| Freshwater sources to the Mississippi sound | Annual mean input (m3 s−1) | Percent contribution to Mississippi Sound | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All rivers and streams debouching into Lake Pontchartrain | 188 | 15 | Sikora and Kjerfve (1985) |
| Pearl River | 362 | 28 | Kjerfve (1983) |
| Wolf and Jourdan Rivers | 41 | 3 | Eleuterius and Beaugez (1979) |
| Biloxi, Tchoutacabouffa Rivers and Bernard and Old Fort Bayous | 29 | 2 | Kjerfve (1983) |
| Pascagoula River | 408 | 31 | Kjerfve (1983) |
| Mobile Bay Outflow Pass Aux Herons | 277 | 21 | Schroeder et al. (1990), Schroeder (1978) |
| Total directly into Mississippi Sound | 1305 |