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The Guadalupe River (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑː d ə ˈ l u p /) [4] (Spanish pronunciation: [gwaðaˈlupe]) runs from Kerr County, Texas, to San Antonio Bay on the Gulf of Mexico, with an average temperature of 17.75 degrees Celsius (63.95 degrees Fahrenheit). [5] It is a popular destination for rafting, fly fishing, and canoeing.
In that day 43 people were taken by a flash flood in the Guadalupe River near the city of Comfort. [4] It was the worst flood of the Guadalupe River since 1932. [5] Ten people died, including a teenager who fell from a helicopter while being rescued as the rope broke. Of the ten fatalities, one body was never found.
The Guadalupe Estuary is the fourth largest of the Texas estuaries, with a surface area of 143,000 acres (58,000 ha) including San Antonio Bay and its extensions to the southwest and northeast in Mesquite Bay and Espiritu Santo Bay. The natural portions have an average depth of around 2.5 feet (0.8 m). [21]: 6
May 19, 1949: An aerial view of Fort Worth, looking east along West Seventh Street toward Trinity River. This view shows both the Montgomery Ward store on the left of the corridor, and the U ...
A body was found on Monday in the water of the Trinity River in Fort Worth, police said. The body was found about 11:30 a.m. at bridge mark WF2220. The circumstances of the discovery are under ...
The dam is 6,830 feet (2,080 m) long, across a narrow section of the Guadalupe River valley. The top of the dam is 974 feet (297 m) above sea level , or 224 feet (68 m) above the riverbed. A spillway , located south of the dam, protects the dam by releasing water when the lake level rises to 943 feet (287 m) above sea level.
Lake McQueeney is a reservoir on the Guadalupe River located 5 miles (8 km) west of Seguin in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. It was formed in 1928 by the construction of a dam to provide hydroelectric power to the area. Management of the dam and lake was assumed by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority on May 1, 1963. Its prominent ...
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