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Preliminary Report

October 15th - 22nd, 2006
River Flooding

Kountze River Gauge Data

Hydrograph of the Village Creek near Kountze showing its preliminary record crest of 28.33 feet.

 

Highest River Levels across Southeast Texas from 10/15/06 to 10/22/06.

(click on selected river locations for a hydrograph of the river crest)

RIVER LOCATION CREST HISTORICAL LEVEL
Village Creek at Kountze         28.33 FT 1st (Preliminary)
Neches River at Weiss Bluff 21.10 FT 1st (Estimated)
Neches River at Beaumont 11.70 FT 2nd
Pine Island Bayou at Sour Lake 31.03 FT 7th
Neches River at Evadale 19.46 FT 8th
Sabine River at Deweyville 27.93 FT 8th

 

 
River Flooding Pictures

(click on image for larger version)

Beaumont Flooding Kountze Flooding Deweyville Flooding
Neches River flooding at Colliers Ferry Park in Beaumont, TX on Friday 10/20. 

Photo by Montra Lockwood,
Service Hydrologist
Flood waters cover Highway 327 between Kountze and Silsbee, TX on Friday 10/20. 

Photo by Montra Lockwood,
Service Hydrologist
A logjam of Hurricane Rita debris gets stuck under the Sabine River bridge in Deweyville, TX on Friday 10/20. 

Photo by Montra Lockwood,
Service Hydrologist

 

10/15/06 - 10/22/06 Links
7-day Rainfall Totals River Flooding (10/15-10/22) Coastal Flooding (10/15-10/17)
Tornadoes (10/16) High Winds (10/15-10/16) Severe Weather & Flooding (10/18-10/19)

 

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