The Neches River (pronounced "NAI ches") flows for 416 miles through east Texas to its mouth on Sabine Lake near the Rainbow Bridge. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Sabine Lake (Lac Sabine is a 90000 acre (364 km² salt water Estuary formed by the confluence of the Sabine River and the Neches River. The Rainbow Bridge is a Cantilever bridge crossing the Neches River in Southeast Texas (29 Two major reservoirs, Lake Palestine and Lake B. A. Steinhagen are located on the Neches. Several cities are located along the Neches River Basin, including Tyler, Lufkin, Silsbee, Beaumont, Vidor, Port Neches, Nederland, Groves, and Port Arthur. Tyler is a city in and the County seat of Smith County, Texas in the United States. Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The population was 32709 at the 2000 census making Lufkin the 76th largest city in Texas Silsbee is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of U Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan Vidor is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States. Port Neches is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. Nederland is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 15733 at the 2000 census Port Arthur is a city in Jefferson County within the Beaumont &ndashPort Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area of the U
From Lake B. A. Steinhagen down to Beaumont, the Neches River flows through the 97,000 acre (390 km²) Big Thicket National Preserve. The Big Thicket is the name of a heavily forested area in Southeast Texas. This important ecosphere preserves the area where several eco-systems converge -- an event that harkens back to the last Ice age. An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets The Big Thicket Visitor Center is off U.S. Highway 69 several miles north of Kountze. US Route 69 is a north-south United States highway. When it was first created it was only long but it has since been expanded into a Minnesota to Texas Kountze (pronounced 'Coontz' is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States.
The Lower Neches Valley Authority is the river authority which oversees the Neches River in Tyler County, Hardin County, Liberty County, Chambers County, and Jefferson County counties of Texas. The Lower Neches Valley Authority was established in 1933 as a district to store control conserve and utilize the water of the lower Neches River valley Tyler County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 20871 Hardin County is a County located in the state of Texas, United States. Liberty County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Chambers County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Jefferson County is a County located in the state of Texas, United States.
A new national wildlife refuge was purchased on the Neches River in 2006 (Neches River National Wildlife Refuge). It currently covers 1 acre but is proposed for 16,000 acres (65 km²). The site of the new wildlife refuge is where a proposed dam site sits for the city of Dallas and its suburbs. The acquisition of one acre by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service was at one time enough to stop the proposed dam from being erected, but now the acquisition has to go through the governor of Texas to stop the dam and that could take many years. Dam proponets say that the wildlife refuge was put there in order to block the dam from ever being erected.
Points of interest
The Port of Beaumont is located on the Neches River at Beaumont, TX. The Port of Beaumont is a deep-water Port located in Beaumont, Texas.
The Big Thicket National Preserve. The Big Thicket is the name of a heavily forested area in Southeast Texas.
The ( BIG dam) located on the rivers edge
See also
- List of Texas rivers
- USS Neches (AO-5) — a fleet oiler built in 1920. This is a list of the rivers in the state of Texas in the United States. History The technology of oil transportation has evolved alongside the oil industry
External links
- Neches River from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Fun365Days.com -- regional tourism web site
- Partnership of Southeast Texas -- regional economic development site
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- Lower Neches Valley Authority
- Historic photos of Army Corps of Engineers projects on the Neches River from 1910-20s
- Salt Lick Agreement, March 19, 1835 From Texas Tides
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