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Neches River near Diboll

Highest listed crest 21.00 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft97 crests since 1884

The Neches River near Diboll crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 97 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1884 to 2021. The highest, 21.00 ft on May 7, 1884, was major flooding, 9.00 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Neches River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 4 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.00 ft
May 7, 1884; 110,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 13, 2021
16.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Angelina County
Near Lufkin (14.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Neches River near Diboll
Action stage11.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.090May 13, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.06Oct 17, 1994Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01May 7, 1884Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

97 crests from 1884 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Neches River near Diboll, 1884 to 2021 121416182022ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft May 7, 1884: 21.00 ft, major flooding; 110,000 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1900: 19.90 ft, moderate flooding; 80,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1922: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1923: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1929: 18.80 ft, moderate flooding; 51,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1935: 17.80 ft, moderate flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1939: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1940: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1941: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1944: 18.70 ft, moderate flooding; 49,900 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1945: 17.95 ft, moderate flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1946: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1946: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1948: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1949: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 6,850 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1950: 15.55 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1952: 13.67 ft, minor flooding; 6,040 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1953: 16.35 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1954: 13.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1955: 13.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1956: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1957: 16.48 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1958: 15.76 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1959: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1960: 14.15 ft, minor flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1962: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1964: 13.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1965: 14.43 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1966: 16.72 ft, minor flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1967: 12.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,450 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1968: 15.66 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1969: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1970: 12.59 ft, minor flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1973: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1974: 15.55 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1975: 15.04 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1976: 13.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,640 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1977: 13.92 ft, minor flooding; 7,060 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1979: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1980: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1982: 14.92 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1983: 14.52 ft, minor flooding; 9,440 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1986: 15.07 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1990: 15.23 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1990: 15.15 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1990: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1991: 15.84 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1991: 14.98 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1991: 14.13 ft, minor flooding; 7,790 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1991: 14.83 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1991: 15.21 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1991: 13.79 ft, minor flooding; 6,720 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1992: 15.84 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1992: 13.84 ft, minor flooding; 6,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1992: 14.98 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1992: 14.13 ft, minor flooding; 7,790 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1992: 14.83 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1992: 15.21 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1992: 14.36 ft, minor flooding; 8,730 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1992: 13.79 ft, minor flooding; 6,720 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1992: 13.88 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1993: 14.73 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1993: 15.09 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1993: 14.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,750 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1993: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 9,820 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1993: 16.32 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1994: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1994: 14.41 ft, minor flooding; 8,950 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1994: 18.16 ft, moderate flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1994: 15.29 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1995: 15.73 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1995: 15.26 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1995: 15.38 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1997: 15.15 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1998: 15.06 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1998: 14.59 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1999: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2001: 15.80 ft, minor floodingJul 19, 2007: 16.20 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2012: 15.20 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2015: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2015: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2015: 14.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2016: 15.31 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2016: 15.82 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2016: 15.37 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 16.27 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2017: 13.87 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2017: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2017: 14.32 ft, minor flooding; 8,570 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2017: 15.03 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2018: 13.57 ft, minor flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2018: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2018: 13.07 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2018: 15.39 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2019: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2021: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.00 ft, May 7, 1884 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Neches River near Diboll 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 3 1930s: 2 1940s: 8 1950s: 9 1960s: 8 1970s: 7 1980s: 4 1990s: 34 34 2000s: 2 2010s: 17 2020s: 1 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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

The 50 highest of 97 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Neches River near Diboll
1May 7, 188421.00+9.00Major110,000
2Jun 1, 190019.90+7.90Moderate80,000
3May 27, 192918.80+6.80Moderate51,000
4May 4, 194418.70+6.70Moderate49,900
5Oct 17, 199418.16+6.16Moderate44,900
6Apr 8, 194517.95+5.95Moderate40,800
7May 21, 193517.80+5.80Moderate38,000
8Apr 10, 192216.90+4.90Minor28,000
9Feb 10, 194616.85+4.85Minor27,000
10May 3, 196616.72+4.72Minor26,400
11Jun 1, 199016.68+4.68Minor24,700
12Nov 28, 194016.53+4.53Minor22,800
13May 22, 201516.50+4.50Minor23,200
14Apr 30, 195716.48+4.48Minor23,100
15Jan 31, 199916.43+4.43Minor27,100
16Jun 15, 197316.40+4.40Minor22,200
17May 19, 195316.35+4.35Minor21,600
18Jun 24, 199316.32+4.32Minor21,000
19May 28, 201616.27+4.27Minor21,000
20Jul 19, 200716.20+4.20Minor—
21Jan 24, 201916.01+4.01Minor18,900
22May 13, 202116.00+4.00Minor18,700
23Nov 2, 194115.89+3.89Minor18,000
24Jan 11, 199115.84+3.84Minor17,400
25Jan 11, 199215.84+3.84Minor17,400
26Mar 19, 201615.82+3.82Minor17,300
27May 8, 196915.80+3.80Minor17,100
28Mar 15, 200115.80+3.80Minor—
29May 10, 195815.76+3.76Minor16,600
30Jan 19, 199515.73+3.73Minor16,600
31May 21, 196815.66+3.66Minor17,300
32Jun 4, 195015.55+3.55Minor15,100
33Jan 27, 197415.55+3.55Minor17,400
34May 2, 196215.50+3.50Minor13,000
35Apr 21, 197915.45+3.45Minor16,000
36Dec 23, 192315.40+3.40Minor14,800
37Mar 30, 201815.39+3.39Minor14,300
38Apr 12, 199515.38+3.38Minor14,200
39May 3, 201615.37+3.37Minor14,100
40Jan 7, 201615.31+3.31Minor13,800
41Nov 19, 194615.30+3.30Minor13,300
42Mar 23, 201515.30+3.30Minor14,100
43Dec 20, 199415.29+3.29Minor13,600
44Mar 8, 199515.26+3.26Minor13,400
45Mar 30, 199015.23+3.23Minor12,800
46May 9, 199115.21+3.21Minor13,100
47May 9, 199215.21+3.21Minor13,100
48Mar 12, 201215.20+3.20Minor—
49May 5, 199015.15+3.15Minor12,300
50Mar 5, 199715.15+3.15Minor12,800

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.

May 7, 1884: 21.00 ft here, major flooding

  • Town BluffTX · May 1, 1884 · 86.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • RocklandTX · May 1, 1884 · 38.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • EvadaleTX · May 1, 1884 · 26.20 ft · Major · its highest
  • NechesTX · May 3, 1884 · 25.00 ft · Major · its highest

May 27, 1929: 18.80 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RocklandTX · Jun 1, 1929 · 33.89 ft · Major
  • EvadaleTX · Jun 1, 1929 · 22.20 ft · Moderate

May 4, 1944: 18.70 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Town BluffTX · May 6, 1944 · 84.98 ft · Major
  • RocklandTX · May 6, 1944 · 35.04 ft · Major
  • EvadaleTX · May 11, 1944 · 23.58 ft · Moderate
  • NechesTX · May 4, 1944 · 20.27 ft · Moderate

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
BeaumontTX4.019.59 ft, Sep 1, 20175
Downtown BeaumontTX4.017.00 ft, Sep 2, 20171
EvadaleTX16.026.20 ft, May 1, 18843
RocklandTX26.038.00 ft, May 1, 18847
Saltwater BarrierTX4.021.56 ft, Sep 1, 201711
AltoTX16.022.60 ft, Mar 15, 201611
Diboll this gaugeTX12.021.00 ft, May 7, 18841
NechesTX12.025.00 ft, May 3, 18842
Town BluffTX68.086.80 ft, May 1, 18844

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DIBT2, 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.