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As flooding risk continues, San Antonio-area park officials caution against tubing
The fun, summer water activities should be placed on hold – for now – at the Guadalupe River.
On Wednesday, the Guadalupe River State Park officials shared on Facebook they do not recommend swimming or tubing at this time. The advisory comes after heavy rainfall caused the river’s flow to reach about 700 cubic feet per second.
For reference, a nice tubing rate is about 200 CFS, the post states. River flow before the rain was at 140 CFS, it adds.
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“River is flowing fast and high after rains here and upstream,” the post reads. “Water is muddy, and floating debris is likely. River use is always at your own risk but we recommend not swimming or tubing at this time.”
Officials with the park tell MySA.com the river level might go down soon, however, they add it depends on how much rain the area gets over the next few days. In the San Antonio and Austin area, showers and storms are expected to occur until the end of the workweek.
The City of New Braunfels reopened access to the Comal River early Tuesday morning but urged all to still be cautious of possible debris. The city noted closures may come depending on the weather later this week.
In San Antonio, the city experienced some flooding and heavy rainfall Tuesday. Leon Creek at Interstate 35 recorded its fourth-highest crest on record at 25.79, according to the National Weather Service. The San Antonio Express-News reports the highest recorded in Leon Creek’s history was 29.31 feet, measured during one of the city’s worst floods in modern memory, on Oct. 18, 1998.