One day after heavy flooding along the upper Guadalupe River near Kerrville swept 136 people to their deaths, July 5 runoff from heavy rainfall in the lower Guadalupe River area below Canyon Dam sent campers and residents scrambling to safety on River
Comal County officials reacted swiftly Friday after a member of a volunteer dive team told a TV news reporter the bodies of those still missing after July 4 flash flooding will start showing up in the Guadalupe River west of Canyon Lake.
Canyon Lake Boat Ramp #18 in Canyon Park will become the first public boat ramp to reopen since the drought forced closure of almost all of the lake’s 23 ramps, Heavy rains on July 4-5 caused the Guadalupe River to flood, raising
All Canyon Lake boat ramps are closed indefinitely while U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD) and Comal County continue to evaluate conditions in Canyon Lake, which was only 45% full when floodwaters from the
The public should stay off Canyon Lake and out of the Guadalupe River upstream of the reservoir for the next several days to avoid flood debris, fast-moving currents and bacteria levels that increase after a flood event, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Canyon Lake Manager Brett Mazey said a meeting is planned Monday between key stakeholders like WORD of Canyon Lake, Comal County commissioners and Comal County Engineer Robert Boyd to discuss rising Canyon Lake levels, what to do
WORD of Comal County reopened Canyon and Comal lakeside parks in Canyon Lake today so sightseers can see what the debris-filled, swollen waters look like after two days of heavy flooding in the Upper Guadalupe River. Admission is free until 5 p.m.
Stick to the parks if you plan to visit Canyon Lake over the Memorial Day weekend. Comal County Pct. 1 Commissioner Doug Leecock, who spearheaded the Canyon Lake Boat Ramps Community Alliance before his election in November 2024, today said Comal and
Keep Canyon Lake Beautiful needs volunteers to help with its biggest cleanup event of the year, the 2025 Spring Clean Up—Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off. On Saturday, April 5 the group, sponsored by the Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD),
Contractors working for the Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD) “filled a 30-yard roll-off dumpster three times” with trash collected from Canyon Lake’s shoreline this week. That amount of trash “equated” to thousands of trash bags, 512 tires, and multiple