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Neches River near Neches

Highest listed crest 25.00 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft46 crests since 1884

The Neches River near Neches crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 46 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1884 to 2021. The highest, 25.00 ft on May 3, 1884, was major flooding, 13.00 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
25.00 ft
May 3, 1884
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
2
218th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 21, 2021
16.43 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cherokee County
Near Jacksonville (10.7 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 Neches
Action stage11.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.033May 21, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.011Mar 11, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.02May 1, 1908Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

46 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 Neches, 1884 to 2021 10152025ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft May 3, 1884: 25.00 ft, major floodingMay 1, 1908: 24.30 ft, major flooding; 65,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1942: 18.30 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1944: 20.27 ft, moderate flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1945: 22.07 ft, moderate flooding; 45,500 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1946: 16.69 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1946: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1950: 17.53 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1953: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1957: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1958: 18.45 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1960: 17.89 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1966: 18.82 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1968: 19.46 ft, moderate flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1973: 17.66 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1979: 16.75 ft, minor flooding; 7,790 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1989: 19.12 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1994: 16.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,040 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1994: 17.06 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1997: 15.93 ft, minor flooding; 6,180 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1999: 16.72 ft, minor flooding; 8,920 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2000: 14.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2001: 17.00 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 2007: 18.90 ft, moderate floodingFeb 10, 2010: 14.90 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2010: 15.70 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2012: 14.50 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 2013: 14.50 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 2013: 14.00 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2014: 12.50 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2015: 18.50 ft, moderate flooding; 8,340 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2015: 17.17 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2015: 12.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,680 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2015: 15.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 18.36 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 19.24 ft, moderate flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2016: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2016: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2017: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,020 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2017: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2018: 15.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2018: 13.72 ft, minor flooding; 2,310 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2019: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,010 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2019: 17.11 ft, minor flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2020: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2021: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.00 ft, May 3, 1884 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Neches River near Neches 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 5 1950s: 4 1960s: 3 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 20 20 2020s: 2 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

Highest listed crests, Neches River near Neches
1May 3, 188425.00+13.00Major—
2May 1, 190824.30+12.30Major65,000
3Apr 2, 194522.07+10.07Moderate45,500
4May 4, 194420.27+8.27Moderate23,600
5May 13, 196819.46+7.46Moderate26,900
6Mar 11, 201619.24+7.24Moderate21,000
7May 19, 198919.12+7.12Moderate23,400
8Jul 9, 200718.90+6.90Moderate—
9Apr 29, 196618.82+6.82Moderate22,000
10Mar 13, 201518.50+6.50Moderate8,340
11May 1, 195818.45+6.45Moderate19,200
12Dec 30, 201518.36+6.36Moderate15,000
13Apr 12, 194218.30+6.30Moderate14,400
14Dec 11, 196017.89+5.89Minor16,300
15May 1, 195717.80+5.80Minor15,800
16Jun 8, 197317.66+5.66Minor14,100
17Apr 30, 201617.54+5.54Minor10,700
18Feb 16, 195017.53+5.53Minor15,300
19May 19, 195317.40+5.40Minor12,700
20May 15, 201517.17+5.17Minor10,100
21Apr 26, 201917.11+5.11Minor9,500
22Dec 19, 199417.06+5.06Minor10,400
23Mar 5, 200117.00+5.00Minor—
24Nov 10, 194616.82+4.82Minor10,700
25Apr 4, 197916.75+4.75Minor7,790
26Feb 25, 199416.73+4.73Minor9,040
27Jan 30, 199916.72+4.72Minor8,920
28Jan 4, 201916.70+4.70Minor8,010
29Jun 4, 194616.69+4.69Minor11,500
30May 21, 202116.43+4.43Minor7,160
31Feb 21, 202016.09+4.09Minor6,200
32Jun 13, 201615.96+3.96Minor5,380
33Feb 28, 199715.93+3.93Minor6,180
34Jun 14, 201015.70+3.70Minor—
35Feb 27, 201815.68+3.68Minor4,790
36Nov 9, 201515.46+3.46Minor4,380
37Feb 10, 201014.90+2.90Minor—
38May 25, 200014.84+2.84Minor3,530
39Mar 26, 201214.50+2.50Minor—
40Nov 1, 201314.50+2.50Minor—
41Jun 6, 201714.35+2.35Minor2,810
42Dec 28, 201314.00+2.00Minor—
43Mar 31, 201813.72+1.72Minor2,310
44Jan 20, 201713.29+1.29Minor2,020
45Apr 10, 201412.50+0.50Minor—
46Jun 24, 201512.44+0.44Minor1,680

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 3, 1884: 25.00 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
  • DibollTX · May 7, 1884 · 21.00 ft · Major · its highest

April 2, 1945: 22.07 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DibollTX · Apr 8, 1945 · 17.95 ft · Moderate

May 4, 1944: 20.27 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
  • DibollTX · May 4, 1944 · 18.70 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
DibollTX12.021.00 ft, May 7, 18841
Neches this gaugeTX12.025.00 ft, May 3, 18842
Town BluffTX68.086.80 ft, May 1, 18844

Other gauges in Cherokee County

Flood gauges in Cherokee County
Jacksonville9.020.00 ft, May 1, 19082

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NCST2, 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.