Neches River at SH 294 near Alto water level

Name: Neches River at SH 294 near Alto water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Neches River, Texas, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

217.33ft Up 15.19 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 07:00 AM CDT (39 min ago)

Flow: 106 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Neches River at SH 294 near Alto is 217.33 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The water is rising: up 15.19 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 202.12 ft and 217.34 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.10 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 68° 46° – Wind 9 mph

18 Sun 71° 48° – Wind 5 mph

19 Mon 79° 50° – Wind 6 mph

20 Tue 81° 51° – Wind 5 mph

21 Wed 84° 54° – Wind 4 mph

22 Thu 86° 56° – Wind 3 mph

23 Fri 87° 57° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:45 PM Daylight 11 hr, 16 min First quarter 68%

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Other gauges on the Neches River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Neches River near NechesRiver gauge, Neches River	3.46 ft	Normal	±0	20 mi
Neches River near AltoRiver gauge, Neches River	3.45 ft	Below flood stage	±0	8 mi
Neches River at SH 7 near PollokRiver gauge, Neches River	172.71 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	25 mi
Neches River near DibollRiver gauge, Neches River	1.74 ft	Low	−0.02 ft	44 mi
Neches River near RocklandRiver gauge, Neches River	3.07 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	67 mi
Neches River near Town BluffRiver gauge, Neches River	47.05 ft	Very low	−1.30 ft	89 mi
Neches River at EvadaleRiver gauge, Neches River	5.31 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	113 mi
Neches River at BeaumontRiver gauge, Neches River	1.67 ft	No reference yet	−0.26 ft	128 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Angelina River near AltoRiver gauge, Angelina River	9.84 ft	Normal	±0	20 mi
Lake Jacksonville near JacksonvilleLake, Lake Jacksonville	421.06 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	22 mi
Hurricane Bayou at US-287 near CrockettRiver gauge, Hurricane Bayou	255.87 ft	Below flood stage	±0	23 mi
Houston County Lake near CrockettLake, Houston County Lake	259.16 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	24 mi
Mud Creek near JacksonvilleRiver gauge, Mud Creek	1.21 ft	Very low	+0.03 ft	25 mi
Lake Nacogdoches near NacogdochesLake, Lake Nacogdoches	275.77 ft	Low	−0.03 ft	27 mi
Lake Striker near ReklawLake, Lake Striker	290.55 ft	Very low	−0.02 ft	28 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Neches River at SH 294 near Alto today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:00 AM CDT, the water level was 217.33 ft. Up 15.19 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Neches River at SH 294 near Alto rising or falling?

Up 15.19 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Neches River at SH 294 near Alto normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:08032400 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 31.62964, -95.28583 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	217.33 ft	2026-10-20 12:00	Provisional
Flow	106 cfs	2026-10-20 12:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Neches River at SH 294 near Alto (usgs:08032400). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/neches-river-at-sh-294-near-alto

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer