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San Antonio River in Texas

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5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

San Antonio River is a 53.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge San Antonio Rv nr Falls City, TX (site 08183500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1925 to 2026

San Antonio River typically runs highest in May, at a median 300 cfs, and lowest in August, at 174 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 53,800 cfs, in 2002.

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Typical flow by month at San Antonio Rv nr Falls City, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January293189 to 465
February290190 to 452
March285181 to 426
April276177 to 434
May300177 to 590
June253134 to 519
July195107 to 374
August17497 to 312
September218128 to 436
October229138 to 442
November258161 to 427
December267182 to 432

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 101 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for San Antonio Rv nr Falls City, TX (site 08183500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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