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The Neches River (pronounced "NAI ches") flows for through east Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 to its mouth on Sabine Lake
Sabine Lake

Sabine Lake is a 90,000 acre salt water estuary formed by the confluence of the Sabine River and the Neches River. It drains through Sabine Pass into the Gulf of Mexico....
 near the Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge (Texas)

The Rainbow Bridge is a cantilever bridge crossing the Neches River in Southeast Texas just upstream from Sabine Lake. It allows State Highway 87 and State Highway 73 to connect Port Arthur, Texas in Jefferson County, Texas on the southwest bank of the river with Bridge City, Texas in Orange County, Texas on the northeast bank....
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The Neches River (pronounced "NAI ches") flows for through east Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 to its mouth on Sabine Lake
Sabine Lake

Sabine Lake is a 90,000 acre salt water estuary formed by the confluence of the Sabine River and the Neches River. It drains through Sabine Pass into the Gulf of Mexico....
 near the Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge (Texas)

The Rainbow Bridge is a cantilever bridge crossing the Neches River in Southeast Texas just upstream from Sabine Lake. It allows State Highway 87 and State Highway 73 to connect Port Arthur, Texas in Jefferson County, Texas on the southwest bank of the river with Bridge City, Texas in Orange County, Texas on the northeast bank....
. 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
Tyler, Texas

Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, Texas in the United States. The city is named for President John Tyler in recognition of his support for Texas's admission to the United States....
, Lufkin
Lufkin, Texas

Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 32,709 at the 2000 census making Lufkin the 76th largest city in Texas....
, Silsbee
Silsbee, Texas

Silsbee is a city in Hardin County, Texas, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 96 and State Highway 327 . The population was 6,393 at the 2000 census....
, Beaumont
Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas Beaumont?Port Arthur metropolitan area....
, Vidor
Vidor, Texas

Vidor is a city in western Orange County, Texas, Texas, United States. A city of Southeast Texas, it lies at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Farm Market Road 105, six miles east of Beaumont, Texas....
, Port Neches
Port Neches, Texas

Port Neches is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 13,601 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont, Texas–Port Arthur, Texas Beaumont?Port Arthur metropolitan area....
, Nederland
Nederland, Texas

Nederland is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 17,422 at the 2000 census.The city is adjacent to the Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Port Arthur, Texas, which serves the nearby cities of Beaumont, Texas and Port Arthur, Texas....
, Groves
Groves, Texas

Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 15,733 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont, Texas–Port Arthur, Texas Beaumont?Port Arthur metropolitan area....
, and Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Texas

Port Arthur is a city in Jefferson County, Texas within the Beaumont, Texas–Port Arthur Beaumont?Port Arthur metropolitan area of the U.S....
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From Lake B.A. Steinhagen down to Beaumont, the Neches River flows through the 97,000 acre (390 kmē) Big Thicket National Preserve. This important ecosphere preserves the area where several eco-systems converge -- an event that harkens back to the last Ice age
Ice age

The general term "ice age" or, more precisely, "glacial age" denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers....
. The Big Thicket Visitor Center is off U.S. Highway 69 several miles north of Kountze
Kountze, Texas

Kountze is a city in Hardin County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 2,115 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hardin County, Texas....
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The Lower Neches Valley Authority
Lower Neches Valley Authority

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 in Texas....
 is the river authority which oversees the Neches River in Tyler County
Tyler County, Texas

Tyler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 20,871. Its county seat is Woodville, Texas. Tyler County is named for John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States....
, Hardin County
Hardin County, Texas

Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, United States. In 2000, its population was 48,073. The county is named for a family from Liberty County, Texas....
, Liberty County
Liberty County, Texas

Liberty County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population was 70,154....
, Chambers County
Chambers County, Texas

Chambers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston Metropolitan Area. In 2000 U.S. Census, its population was 26,031....
, and Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Texas

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, United States. As of 2000, the population was 252,051. Its county seat is Beaumont, Texas, and it is named for the former President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson....
 counties of Texas.

A new national wildlife refuge was purchased on the Neches River in 2006 (Neches River National Wildlife Refuge). It currently covers but is proposed for 16,000 acres (65 kmē). 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 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 proponents 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
Port of Beaumont

The Port of Beaumont is a deep-water port located in Beaumont, Texas, Texas.It claims to rank as the fourth List of ports in the United States and the thirty-fourth World's busiest port in terms of tonnage....
 is located on the Neches River at Beaumont, TX.

The Big Thicket National Preserve.

The ( BIG dam) located on the rivers edge

See also

  • List of Texas rivers
    List of Texas rivers

    This is a list of the rivers in the state of Texas in the United States....
  • USS Neches (AO-5)
    USS Neches (AO-5)

    The first USS Neches was laid down on 8 June 1919 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts; launched on 2 June 1920, sponsored by Miss Helen Griffin, daughter of Rear Admiral Robert Griffin; and commissioned on 25 October 1920, with Commander H....
     — a fleet oiler built in 1920.


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