Rivers in Texas

Tide Station (LCH) at Rainbow Bridge

Jefferson County, TexasNWS RBBT2Lake Charles office

Below flood stage
1.57ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:24 AM CDT

Flood stage
3.00 ft
Record crest
10.50 ft2008

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood5.00 ft
Moderate flood4.00 ft
Minor flood3.00 ft
Action2.00 ft
  1. 10.00 ftWIDESPREAD MAJOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS IS NEAR THE LEVEL REACHED DURING THE STORM SURGE OF HURRICANE IKE IN 2008. CATASTROPHIC FLOODING OCCURS THROUGHOUT BRIDGE CITY. FLOODING ALSO OCCURS NEAR THE NECHES RIVER THAT ARE NOT PROTECTED BY THE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE.

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2008.

#DateStage
1September 13, 200810.50 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 13, 2008: 10.50 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.