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Three Rivers, Texas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Three Rivers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78071. The Survey maps it on the Three Rivers quadrangle. 1,474 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 144 feet above sea level.

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Three Rivers within Live Oak County

Population over time

2 figures

Three Rivers fell from 1,848 to 1,474 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,848
20201,474-374 (-20%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

107 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Three Rivers between 2006 and 2020, burning about 381 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined47
Equipment and vehicle use27
Debris and open burning24
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTRVFD2011-111
23 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTRVFD2019141
23 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 72 GRASS FIRE
23 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTRVFD2019140
18 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTRVFD2009-110
17 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTRVFD2011-127
17 September 2009Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTRVFD2009-107
16 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTRVFD2011-124

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Live Oak County

Storms near this place

48 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Three Rivers in 48 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 23 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 5 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2013Flash FloodThree Rivers$100,000Flooding forced evacuations of homes near Tipps Park just west of Three Rivers near Texas Highway 72.
April 2010Flash FloodThree Rivers$20,000Slow moving thunderstorms through much of the night produced widespread flash flooding in and around Three Rivers. Between 8 and 12 inches of rain fell. Many city streets were flooded in Three Rivers, with as much as 2-3 feet of water stranding motorists. Eight homes were flooded on Hwy 72 in town. East and west bound lanes of Hwy 72 at I-37 were flooded and impassable. Schools were closed in Three Rivers for the day.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindThree Rivers$10,000Several trees were blown down across the city of Three Rivers. An abandoned building collapsed. The Boys and Girls Club building received roof damage.
February 2016HailThree Rivers$10,000Second thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail in Three Rivers.
February 2016HailThree Rivers$10,000Public posted pictures to social media of quarter sized hail in Three Rivers.
May 2013HailThree Rivers$2,000Spotter reported quarter sized hail occurred in the southwest portion of Three Rivers.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindThree Rivers$1,000A large tree was blown down on Oakville Road in Three Rivers.
April 1994Tornado (F0)Three Rivers$50The Sheriffs Department reported that a tornado touched down briefly near Three Rivers. An off-duty Department of Public Safety Trooper saw the tornado as it descended toward the ground. It knocked down a tree before moving back up into the clouds.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindThree Rivers-Trees down were reported in the city.
September 2025Heavy RainThree Rivers-CoCoRaHS Choke Canyon Dam measured 2.12 inches of rain from late last night.
February 2024HailThree Rivers-A strong storm with a definite hail core produced quarter size hail across the city of Three Rivers for a couple minutes according to the public.
May 2015Flash FloodThree Rivers-Flooding of roads occurred in Three Rivers. St. Mary's Street and Moser Avenue were barricaded.
May 2015FloodThree Rivers-Major flooding occurred on the Nueces River from Three Rivers to downstream of George West from the 19th until the 24th. The Nueces River crested at 37.94 feet at Three Rivers on the 19th. Several county roads were closed. Homes in the River Creek Acres subdivision southeast of George West was flooded with several feet of water.
June 2014HailThree Rivers-Police officer reported golf ball sized hail near County Road 403 off of Highway 72 west of Three Rivers.
October 2014Flash FloodThree Rivers-Live Oak County Sheriff's Office reported street flooding in the cities of Three Rivers and George West. Some roads were briefly closed due to the flooding.
May 2014HailThree Rivers-Quarter sized hail occurred near the merger of Interstate 37 and Highway 281.
May 2014Funnel CloudThree Rivers-A funnel cloud was spotted near the merger of Interstate 37 and Highway 281.
May 2012Tornado (EF0)Three Rivers-Storm chasers observed a brief tornado southwest of Three Rivers just south of Farm to Market Road 1042. The tornado touched down in an open field. No damage was observed.
March 2007Flash FloodThree Rivers-Several county roads in the central and northern part of the county were reported flooded. Radar estimated between 2 and 4 inches fell during the evening hours across this area.|
June 2007Thunderstorm WindThree Rivers-Large tree limbs were snapped along Highway 72. A large mesquite tree was blown over onto the highway.|
March 2001HailThree Rivers-Hail fell on Interstate 37.
January 1998HailThree Rivers-Sheriff report of dime sized hail.
June 1997Flash FloodThree Rivers-Sheriff report of flooded roadways.
April 1997Funnel CloudThree Rivers-Public report of funnel clouds near Choke Canyon.
April 1997Tornado (F0)Three Rivers-DPS report of a tornado near IH-37.
April 1997HailThree Rivers-Sheriff report of quarter sized hail just to the east of IH-37.
April 1997Tornado (F0)Three Rivers-DPS report of a tornado on the ground near IH-37. Movement of the tornado is nearly stationary.
April 1997Funnel CloudThree Rivers-Sheriff and DPS report of a tornado near IH-37 dissipating and lifting to the base of the parent cloud.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindThree Rivers-Several large trees downed over power lines resulting in numerous power outages.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindThree Rivers-Reports of several large tree limbs downed by strong thunderstorm wind.
June 1997HailThree Rivers-Public report of dime sized hail.
October 1997HailThree Rivers-Sheriff report of quarter sized hail.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindThree Rivers-Sheriff reports of pea-size hail and 52 kt winds with several large trees and power poles downed. A section of the roof was blown off of the sheriff's building.
May 1995HailThree Rivers-Sheriff reports of dime-size hail.
May 1995HailThree Rivers-Sheriff reports of pea-size hail and 52 kt winds with several large trees and power poles downed. A section of the roof was blown off of the sheriff's building.
March 1993HailThree Rivers-A pilot reported 1.25-inch hail south of Three Rivers.
May 2005HailThree Rivers-no account filed
December 2002HailThree Rivers-no account filed
May 2002HailThree Rivers-no account filed
May 2001Funnel CloudThree Rivers-no account filed
February 1998HailThree Rivers-no account filed
February 1998HailThree Rivers-no account filed
August 1997Funnel CloudThree Rivers-no account filed
May 1997HailThree Rivers-no account filed
May 1997HailThree Rivers-no account filed
April 1997HailThree Rivers-no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindThree Rivers-no account filed
April 1995HailThree Rivers-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Live Oak County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Oakville4.3 miles11
Ike5.0 miles11
Ray Point6.2 miles9
Simmons6.4 miles12
George West9.5 miles12
Karon9.6 miles11
Whitsett12.9 miles11
River Creek Acres13.3 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Three RiversAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q976326The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1348525. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.