Guadalupe
4. Canyon Dam to First Crossing (16 miles)
May 23, 2016
Trip Report
| Reporter | Darrell Commander |
NOTE: As of this writing, there is a non-linear error in the Sattler gauge that causes it to read too high when the release is above about 4700 or 4800 cfs (which generally only occurs when the Corps are doing a full release from both the dam and the power plant.) The gauge will read 7000 cfs when in fact only 5500 cfs is being released. The Sattler gauge is located at Horseshoe Falls, just below the point at which the Canyon Lake spillway channel joins the river channel. There are no significant contributing streams between the gauge and the dam, so if the spillway is inactive, then the Sattler gauge should match the dam release. Refer to the Army Corps page (http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/canyon/) for the actual release information. If the Sattler gauge disagrees with that, then the gauge is most likely incorrect.