Everything about Guadalupe River Texas totally explained
The
Guadalupe River runs from
Kerr County,
Texas, to the
San Antonio River near the
Gulf of Mexico. The river is a popular destination for rafters and canoers. Larger cities along the river include
New Braunfels,
Kerrville,
Seguin,
Gonzales,
Cuero, and
Victoria. The Guadalupe has several dams along its length, the most notable of which forms
Canyon Lake northwest of New Braunfels.
Course
The upper river, in the
Texas Hill Country, is a smaller, faster stream with
limestone banks and shaded by
pecan and
bald cypress trees. The upper Guadalupe is popular as a tubing destination where recreational users often float down the river on inflated tire
inner tubes during the spring and summer months. East of
Boerne, on the border of
Kendall County and
Comal County, the river flows through
Guadalupe River State Park, one of the more popular tubing areas along the river.
The lower river begins at the outlet of
Canyon Lake, near
New Braunfels. The section between
Canyon Dam and New Braunfels is the most heavily used in terms of recreation. It is a popular destination for
whitewater rafters,
canoeists and
kayakers. The flow varies according to the seasons, and by the amount of rainfall the area has received. It is joined by the
Comal River in New Braunfels and the
San Marcos River about two miles west of Gonzales. The Guadalupe below the San Marcos River is part of the course for the
Texas Water Safari.
Shortly before reaching the
Gulf of Mexico, the Guadalupe flows into the San Antonio River near
San Antonio Bay.
History
The river was first called after Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe by
Alonso de León in 1689. It was renamed the San Augustin by Domingo Terán de los Ríos who maintained a colony on the river, but the name Guadalupe persisted. Many explorers referred to the current Guadalupe as the San Ybón above its
confluence with the
Comal, and instead the Comal was called the Guadalupe. Evidence indicates that the river has been home to humans for several thousand years, including the
Karankawa,
Tonkawa, and
Huaco (pronounced like Waco)
Indians.
A sudden
flash flood on the river on
July 17,
1987 near
Comfort swept a bus away from a nearby road. Forty-three were on the bus at the time as it left a church camp. Ten of them drowned, the rest were rescued mostly on treetops. On January 23, 1990, the story of the deaths and rescues and this flood was aired on
Rescue 911 (
see video
).
Fishing
The Guadalupe River is listed as one of the 100 top trout streams in the United States. In addition to fly fishing for rainbow and brown trout on the tail-waters of the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake, anglers can catch largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Guadalupe bass, white bass, and the Rio Grande perch.
River Conditions / Flow
Guadalupe River conditions can change rapidly. The Guadalupe River
flow is set by the dam at
Canyon Lake operated by the
Army Corps of Engineers. It is highly regulated and well maintained to ensure safety and fun. During the rainy seasons the water can reach well above the banks of the river and exceed “normal” levels, in which case the Guadalupe river will be closed to swimming. If the flow gauge exceeds 1,000
cubic feet per second at the Sattler Gage, then the Guadalupe River is closed to
tubing.
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