Neches River at Downtown Beaumont

Highest listed crest 17.00 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft1 crests since 2017

The Neches River at Downtown Beaumont crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2017. The highest, 17.00 ft on September 2, 2017, was major flooding, 13.00 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Neches River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 17.00 ft; September 2, 2017
Flood stage: 4.0 ft; Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest: September 2, 2017; 17.00 ft, major flooding
Location: Jefferson County; Near Beaumont (3.0 mi), Nederland (9.9 mi), Port Neches (11.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS JYBT2; No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Neches River at Downtown Beaumont

Flood stage (minor)	4.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	6.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	10.0	1	Sep 2, 2017	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2017 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Neches River at Downtown Beaumont

1	Sep 2, 2017	17.00	+13.00	Major	—

The worst floods along the Neches River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Neches River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 2, 2017: 17.00 ft here, major flooding

EvadaleTX · Sep 2, 2017 · 25.11 ft · Major
Saltwater BarrierTX · Sep 1, 2017 · 21.56 ft · Major · its highest
BeaumontTX · Sep 1, 2017 · 19.59 ft · Major · its highest
Town BluffTX · Aug 31, 2017 · 80.70 ft · Moderate
RocklandTX · Sep 1, 2017 · 32.12 ft · Moderate
DibollTX · Aug 30, 2017 · 15.03 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Neches River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Neches River

Beaumont	TX	4.0	19.59 ft, Sep 1, 2017	5
Downtown Beaumont this gauge	TX	4.0	17.00 ft, Sep 2, 2017	1
Evadale	TX	16.0	26.20 ft, May 1, 1884	3
Rockland	TX	26.0	38.00 ft, May 1, 1884	7
Saltwater Barrier	TX	4.0	21.56 ft, Sep 1, 2017	11
Alto	TX	16.0	22.60 ft, Mar 15, 2016	11
Diboll	TX	12.0	21.00 ft, May 7, 1884	1
Neches	TX	12.0	25.00 ft, May 3, 1884	2
Town Bluff	TX	68.0	86.80 ft, May 1, 1884	4

Other gauges in Jefferson County

Flood gauges in Jefferson County

Beaumont	4.0	19.59 ft, Sep 1, 2017	5
B.I. Pump Plant	11.0	28.97 ft, Aug 30, 2017	1
Highway 326	35.0	37.49 ft, Jun 11, 2001	0
Sour Lake	25.0	39.68 ft, Aug 30, 2017	6
Tide Station (LCH) at Rainbow Bridge	3.0	10.50 ft, Sep 13, 2008	1
near Sabine Pass	4.0	14.31 ft, Sep 13, 2008	5

Jefferson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JYBT2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.