Moderate flooding with livestock cut off and equipment destroyed in lowest areas of the flood plain. Highways 57, 65, 85, 190, and Farm to Market 1025 are flooded and closed. Livestock in the flood plain should be moved to higher ground immediately. Major flooding extends well into the flood plain. Livestock are cut off and equipment destroyed in the flood plain from the headwaters to below Tilden with massive damage to fencing and secondary roads. Numerous secondary roads and low bridges are extremely dangerous to motorists above Barksdale to below Carrizo Springs. Lowest homes downstream in the east edge of Crystal City flood. Flow is generally 1/2 mile wide in the flood plain and livestock should be moved from vulnerable areas. Roads, fencing, and any improvements in the flood plain are damaged. Flow ranges from one half mile to four miles wide in the flood plain, trapping livestock and destroying equipment in the flood plain.ĭisastrous widespread lowland flooding reaches several homes in Crystal City. Roads and bridges are damaged above Barksdale to below Carrizo Springs. Residents of many low lying homes in Crystal City flood in less than a day from a crest in Uvalde. If you notice any errors in the below information, please contact our Webmaster Is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates The best family time!!!įor more info or to make your reservations….Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map Our evenings were spent enjoying music, the gorgeous weather, the moon, campfires, and s’mores. It all made for a wonderful spot to relax and cool off in the afternoons. The chalky bluffs provided a beautiful background (and some shade in the late afternoon). And cold! We found some deeper spots, so that we could swim with the fish. The area has been in a severe drought, so the water was low. And we couldn’t find any other hiking paths, so we spent all the rest of our time in the water. But we never ran out of other things to do.)īen and I spent one morning trying to find the unmarked path up to the top of the bluffs (for the stunning images I’ve seen on instagram). The park had resident pigs and guineas, donkeys, goats, axis deer, a zebra, a brand new foal, and the sweetest horses! (They also have the big jumping pillows. My favorite stop was the strip of pins, filled with animals. With several new pieces of equipment and a couple of great (vintage) swings, we ended up there quite a bit. I was thankful that we all brought our bikes, since the grounds were nice enough to bike everywhere. And thanks to my incredible blow-up mattress and the nights getting into the 50’s, it was very pleasant. Evan and I slept in the tent that they brought along for us. We had their stovetop for meals, as well as Dad bbq’ing on his grill. My parents brought their rv and their pups. While the buildings and cabins looked very aged (and I’d worry about the inside conditions)… the grounds, the bathhouse that we used, the playground, the animals, and the water were all fantastic! And it was the best weekend! We drove up immediately after school on Thursday, stayed until Sunday. The boys had a Friday off from school and my mom could get off work, so it was the perfect chance to go try it out. I had heard about it (and its crystal-clear waters and beautiful bluffs) for years, just had never made it out there. Of course, it was supposed to be in our new vintage camper. Just wrapped up our first camping trip of the year.
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