Neches River at Rockland, TX
River level and flood forecast · Angelina County
Normal3.8 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 22.3 ft below flood stage (26 ft).
Forecast to fall to 3.4 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 350 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:42 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 33 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 30 ft |
| Flood stage | 26 ft |
| Action stage | 25 ft |
| Record crest (May 1, 1884) | 38 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 36 ftUp to forty homes in the Fox Landing community will be flooded. Expect flooding of thousands of acres of lowlands.
- 32 ftSome dozen homes in the Fox Landing community will be flooded. Preparations should be rushed to completion to protect homes and property from being flooded.
- 30 ftHigh water will flood and close several roadways especially in the Fox Landing community. Some low area homes in the Fox Landing community will also be threatened with flooding.
- 28 ftWater will begin to flood several secondary roadways especially in the Fox Landing community.
- 26 ftMinor lowland flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 38 ft — May 1, 1884
- 35.49 ft — April 11, 1945
- 35.04 ft — May 6, 1944
- 33.89 ft — February 24, 1932
- 33.89 ft — June 1, 1929
Recent crests: 27.95 ft (May 26, 2021) · 27.51 ft (January 5, 2019) · 27.28 ft (December 12, 2018) · 26.4 ft (April 1, 2018) · 32.12 ft (September 1, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ROKT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.