The Pat Harrison Waterway District (PHWD) is a Mississippi State Agency that provides camping, cabins and recreational facilities in Mississippi and is responsible for managing the rivers and their tributaries along the Pascagoula River Basin in Southeastern and East Central Mississippi.  In order to effectively accomplish this mission, PHWD focuses on three specific areas; flood control, water management, and recreation.  PHWD operates a total of 9 water parks with recreational facilities  including cabins, R.V. Camping sites, water slides, boat launches, shelters and lodge halls, nature trails, etc.  These water parks are located adjacent to reservoirs and rivers.

For RV Campsite Reservations call the individual parks:

Local Radar


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Radar provided by The National Weather Service - www.nws.noaa.gov



Recent snow at Little Black Creek WP
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Boater's Safety Information

Personal Watercraft Safety School - pass a short course and receive your card in a couple of weeks.

Boat Owners Associtation of The United States



1987 Delineation Manual Supplement

Click to view - Draft Regional Supplement to the 1987 Delineation Manual

Provided by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mobile District, Regulatory Division



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Flint Creek Water Park Maynor Creek Water Park Little Black Creek Water Park Archusa Creek Water Park Dunn's Falls Water Park Big Creek Water Park Dry Creek Water Park Okatibbee Water Park Turkey Creek Water Park


District Wide Boat Ramps
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