USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08166140 Guadalupe River above Bear Creek at Kerrville, TX
LOCATION - Lat 30°04'10", long 99°11'42" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Kerr County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12100201, on left bank 600 ft downstream from Goat Creek, 900 ft upstream from Bear Creek and Bear Creek Crossing, and 2.4 mi east of intersection of State Highways 27 and 39 in Ingram.
DRAINAGE AREA - 494 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Apr. 1978 to June 1986 (daily mean discharges less than 400 ft³/s), Dec. 1994 to Mar. 1999 (periodic discharge measurements only), Apr. 1999 to Sept. 30, 2003 (daily mean discharge). Oct. 2003 to current year ( discharges less than 400 ft³/s).
GAGE -
Datum of gage is 1662.638 ft. above NAVD of 1988. The NAVD of 1988 datum was determined by a level 2 GNSS survey (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000). (GEOID18) by USGS on November 07, 2024. Prior to November 01, 2024, the datum of gage was 1,623.20 ft. above NAVD of 1929. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage since 1900, 34.1 ft, July 2, 1932, from information by local resident.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 55,700 ft³/s Oct. 23, 2000 (gage height, 18.63 ft); Maximum gage height, 21.70 ft, Dec. 31, 1984; minimum daily discharge, 10 ft³/s Aug. 17, 2012.