Mississippi    
Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported    
Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported in 2024
CountyTotalMonitoredNot MonitoredTier 4 (B)*Beach Length (Mi)
Hancock44005.4
Harrison13130025.9
Jackson44003.2
Only coastal beaches are included on these lists.

For more information contact:    
Contact NameContact EmailContact PhoneAgency Name    Agency URL   
Emily CottonECotton@mdeq.ms.gov228-432-344721MSBCHWebsite
List of Beaches    
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Year: 2024, Jurisdiction: MS, County: Hancock
Beach IDBeach NameIs
Monitored?
TierCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
MS356172Bay St. Louis BeachYes1-.6
MS999656Buccaneer State Park BeachYes2-.3
MS447804LakeshoreYes1-.9
MS594393Waveland BeachYes2-3.6
Count: 4Sum : 5.4
Year: 2024, Jurisdiction: MS, County: Harrison
Beach IDBeach NameIs
Monitored?
TierCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
MS335067Biloxi East BeachYes1-1
MS444095Biloxi Porter Avenue BeachYes1-2.5
MS324597Biloxi West BeachYes1-1.3
MS589107Biloxi West Central BeachYes1-1.8
MS152167Courthouse Road BeachYes1-.6
MS665298East Courthouse RoadYes1-.5
MS424283Edgewater BeachYes1-2.9
MS984335Gulfport Central BeachYes1-1
MS501920Gulfport East BeachYes1-1.6
MS837600Gulfport Harbor BeachYes1-2
MS315015Gulfport West BeachYes1-3
MS951039Long BeachYes1-2.3
MS268175Pass Christian Central BeachYes2-1.8
MS409670Pass Christian East BeachYes1-4.3
MS183900Pass Christian West BeachYes2-1.2
Count: 15Sum : 27.8
Year: 2024, Jurisdiction: MS, County: Jackson
Beach IDBeach NameIs
Monitored?
TierCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
MS334678Front BeachYes1-1.3
MS714024Gulf Park Estates BeachYes2-4
MS743032Pascagoula Beach EastYes1-.3
MS091756Pascagoula Beach WestYes1-.3
MS464589Shearwater BeachYes1-1.3
MS550208St. Andrews BeachYes2-5.8
Count: 6Sum : 13
*CWA SEC. 406 ”(g) LIST OF WATERS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of publication of performance criteria under subsection (a), based on information made available to the Administrator, the Administrator shall identify, and maintain a list of, discrete coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public that— ‘‘(A) specifies any waters described in this paragraph that are subject to a monitoring and notification program consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a); and ‘‘(B) specifies any waters described in this paragraph for which there is no monitoring and notification program (including waters for which fiscal constraints will prevent the State or the Administrator from performing monitoring and notification consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a)).
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