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Picayune occupies a low, gently undulating landscape in southern Pearl River County, within Mississippi’s Gulf Coastal Plain, where the terrain is marked by faint relief, sandy and clayey soils, and broad, poorly drained lowlands associated with marshy or swampy tracts. The city’s elevation is…

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On August 29, 2005, Pass Christian was almost completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Of the approximately 8,000 homes in Pass Christian, all but 500 were damaged or destroyed. In spite of the fact that the beachfront Scenic Drive follows the crest of a small bluff, affording it some elevation, most of the…

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Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 54.50 square miles (141.2 km2), of which 53.74 square miles (139.2 km2) are land and 0.76 square miles (2.0 km2), or 1.40%, are water. Along major…

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USGS topographic maps show a common 25-foot (7.6 m) elevation contour line running throughout a ridge along the former routing of Highway 90 (Old Spanish Trail) on the western edge of the city. As higher ground, this area was spared inundation from the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina.

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The city is located in the North Central Hills region of Mississippi. The region is known for its heavily forested hills made up of red clay. The area is higher and greater in relief than areas to the west (such as the Mississippi Delta or loess bluffs along the Delta), but lower in elevation than areas in…

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