Frio River, Central Texas 2019
Frio River.....Here's my late night readings.....
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/1809/
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http://www.ufo-hunters.com/sightings/search/522db78783c78d384ec33163/UFO%20Sighting%20in%20Concan,%20TX%20on%20Sunday%2011%20August%202013
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/1809/
| Difficulty | II-III |
| Length | 12 Miles |
| Gauge | Frio Rv at Concan, TX |
| Flow Range | 200 - 10000 CFS |
| Flow Rate as of: 25 minutes ago | 87 [CFS] ℹ️ |
| Reach Info Last Updated | 11/21/2015 8:43 pm |
RIVER DESCRIPTION
Normally a scenic day trip, this section of the Frio also has numerous playspots at higher levels. At low flows, it is also popular with swimmers and tubers.
Difficulty rating is taken from Texas Whitewater and paddler beta. Some rapids described below are not yet rated due to lack of information.
Distances and gradient measured using GIS tools in 2015.
RAPID DESCRIPTIONS
FM 1050 BRIDGE
Class - N/AMile - 0
Parking is available in the highway right-of-way on the south (downstream) side of the highway on either side of the bridge (the land on this side of the road is part of Garner State Park.)
LOW-HEAD DAM (GARNER STATE PARK)
CR 350 (OLD LEAKEY RD) LOW-WATER CROSSING (MAGER'S CROSSING)
Class - N/AMile - 3.16
Not known to be hazardous
CR 348 (RIVER RD) LOW-WATER CROSSING (SEVEN BLUFF CROSSING/THIRD CROSSING)
Class - N/AMile - 7.56
At "normal" (recreational) flows, river left and center forms a slide, and far river right forms a runnable drop, but at higher flows, the drop turns into a retentive hydraulic.
LOW-HEAD DAM
Class - N/AMile - 7.98
Up to about 1500 cfs, the dam forms a runnable slide with a small hydraulic at the bottom. At higher levels, it is known to be deadly. Portage on river left.
UNNAMED RAPID
Class - IIMile - 8.14
The entire river narrows and takes a jog to the left through some trees. At high flows, watch for strainers here.
THE CHUTE
Class - IIMile - 8.63
Limestone features constrict the river, forming a wave train at about 800 cfs and higher. The first wave is surfable.
COMANCHE CROSSING
Class - IIMile - 9
If the river is running at 1500+ cfs, this low-water crossing creates at 50-yard-wide play hole that gives up spins. At 2500+, it becomes one of the best play holes in Texas, deep enough for areal moves.
CR 348 (RIVER RD) LOW-WATER CROSSING (KENNETH ARTHUR CROSSING/SECOND CROSSING)
Class - N/AMile - 9.54
Low-water bridge, generally passable at "normal" (recreational) flows. If there is insufficient headroom under the bridge, portage at river left. If water is over the bridge, it can be run at river left, with caution.
S-TURN
Class - IIMile - 10.5
Straightforward rapid with a small boulder garden drop in the middle
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http://www.ufo-hunters.com/sightings/search/522db78783c78d384ec33163/UFO%20Sighting%20in%20Concan,%20TX%20on%20Sunday%2011%20August%202013
Concan, TX
At around 4:30 am on August 11, 2013 my mother and I were observing the meteor shower at Garner State Park. First we saw an object we believed to be a satellite although orange in color pass in a straight orbit from behind us onward. Then we noticed a second object directly in the sky to our left orbit across the sky also in a straight line. This time we were a little more suspicious of the object and the previous object due to the quick speed they both seemed to be orbiting at. Within another two or three minutes another object was spotted directly in from of our like of version first orbiting to the right, but when I pointed it out to my mother physically using hand gestures, it suddenly changed course and began orbiting to the left where it was originally spotted, then it vanished out of the sky. After about six to ten minutes another object was spotted directly above our line of view began orbiting in a straight orbit heading in the direction behind us.! All of the objects looked exactly the same physically. Orange, satellite sized objects moving very quickly.
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