The Angelina River is formed by the junction of Barnhardt and Shawnee creeks three miles northwest of Laneville in southwest central Rusk County, Texas (at 32°01′N 94°50′W / 32.017°N 94.833°W / 32.017; -94.833).
The river flows southeast for 120 miles (193 km) and forms the boundaries between Cherokee and Nacogdoches, Angelina and Nacogdoches, and Angelina and San Augustine counties. It empties into the Neches River twelve miles north of Jasper in northwestern Jasper County (at 31°54′N 94°12′W / 31.9°N 94.2°W / 31.9; -94.2).
The Sam Rayburn Reservoir is on the southern part of the river.
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