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University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and is located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. UMMC, also referred to as the Medical Center, is the state's only academic medical center.
The Ross Barnett Reservoir, often called the Rez, is a reservoir of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The 33,000-acre (130 km 2 ) lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District .
In August of 2022 events of extreme flooding occurred. Torrential rain flooded Mississippi Pearl River. It also flooded the Ross R. Barnett Reservoir which is 33,000 acres. The Jackson area relied on this source for water in their homes. When a flood occurs often the water becomes contaminated because of runoff.
Map showing the Pearl River in Mississippi. The 1979 Easter flood was one of the most costly and devastating floods to ever occur in Mississippi, United States, with $ 500–700 million in damages ($2.1 billion in 2020 dollars).
City of Jackson. The Ross Barnett Reservoir serves as the primary source of drinking-water for Mississippi's nearby capital city, Jackson.
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All locations in the Jackson metro and surrounding areas will be open all day on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Waffle House will be serving its traditional everyday breakfast items.
List of Mississippi area codes. The state of Mississippi is served by the following area codes: Area code 228 serves the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. Area codes 601 and 769 serve most of southern Mississippi including Jackson. Area code 662 serves northern Mississippi.
Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers seven counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo. As of the 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320.
The State of Mississippi has a total of five metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that are fully or partially located in the state. 17 of the state's 82 counties are classified by the United States Census Bureau as metropolitan.