Angelina River near Lufkin, TX

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 179 ftMajor flooding including water across the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 59. Expect high water to continue on the lower Angelina River to above Lake Sam Rayburn for several weeks, with flooding of several thousands of acres.
• 178 ftExpect major flooding including water across the northbound lane of U.S. Highway 59. One can expect high water to continue on the lower Angelina River to above Lake Sam Rayburn to continue for several weeks with several thousands of acres flooded.
• 177 ftExpect moderate flooding to continue for several more days with seasonal high water and minor flooding to continue for several more weeks as the lower Angelina River above Lake Sam Rayburn slowly recedes.
• 175 ftModerate flooding to continue for several weeks on the lower Angelina River to above Lake Sam Rayburn with several thousands of acres flooded. High water begins to fill the ditches of both the northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 59 to approaching near the emergency lane shoulders.
• 171 ftExpect moderate flooding with the gravel access roadway completely flooded. High water approaches the tops of the cement support piers on the U.S. Highway 59 bridge with boat traffic under the bridge becoming very difficult with very little clearance. Also expect flooding to continue for several weeks on the lower Angelina River to above Lake Sam Rayburn.
• 170 ftExpect minor flooding to continue for several more days, as the Angelina River above Lake Sam Rayburn slowly recedes.
• 168 ftExpect flooding to continue for at least a couple of weeks with the gravel access roadway nearly inundated along its entire length.
• 165 ftExpect flooding to continue for several days with the majority of the gravel access roadway flooded. Boaters and four wheel-operators should use caution traversing both upstream and downstream on the Angelina River as currents can become swift and turbulent.
• 162 ftMinor lowland to diminish and end on the lower Angelina River.
• 161 ftExpect minor flooding with the gravel parking lot flooded and water beginning to overflow the gravel road where it widens into the parking lot. Also expect about a foot of overflow across the left bank of the Angelina River looking downstream.
• 160 ftAction stage with overflow into the gravel parking lot for boats and trucks on the right bank. Also overflow just begins on the left bank side looking downstream on the Angelina River. Expect overflow into the majority of the gravel parking lot.
• 158.5 ftBankfull stage for the right bank of the Angelina River looking downstream. Expect minor overflow into the very edge of the gravel parking lot for boats and trucks.

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamAngelina River near Alto, TX
• La Nana Creek at Nacogdoches, TX
• Neches River near Diboll, TX
• Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, TX
• Neches River near Alto, TX
• East Fork Angelina River near Cushing, TX
• Ayish Bayou near San Augustine, TX
• Neches River at Rockland, TX