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Neches

American  
[nech-iz] / ˈnɛtʃ ɪz /

noun

  1. a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.


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This month, a jet skier stumbled on a tangle of wrecked ships from World War I at the bottom of the Neches River in East Texas.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

The company faces federal and state investigations over the Port Neches fire, and is in negotiations with a committee representing some 7,000 claims for property damage, business interruption and personal injury, according to court filings.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2022

But after the storm roared across Cameron, La. just east of Beaumont, all of the water and wind it pushed onshore caused the Neches River to slow, then reverse flow.

From Fox News • Aug. 30, 2020

Water is stained to muddy in Neches and Sabine Rivers, stained to clear midlake, stained at south end.

From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2020

It was wild down in de Neches bottom den, plenty bears and panthers and deers and wolves and catamounts, and all kind birds and wild turkeys.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration

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