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Guadalupe Rv at Creek 143 near Gonzales

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

56

Mixed weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:59:04 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Guadalupe Rv at Creek 143 near Gonzales
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Guadalupe River at County Road 143 - panoramio.jpg by KenB, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

13 mph

gusting to 26 mph

Air temp

64°F

77% chance of rain

River flow

272 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Tuesday · 100

  • Sun

    36

  • Mon

    71

  • Tue

    100

    Best

  • Wed

    100

  • Thu

    73

  • Fri

    65

  • Sat

    98

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
9a1630
10a1428
11a1324
12p1423
1p1323
2p1018
3p1019
4p1016
5p1118
6p1122
7p719
8p617

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 272 cfs is 14% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 318 cfs, across 9 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 13 mph — elevated wind-18
  • Gusts — Gusting to 26 mph — 14 mph over sustained-7
  • Rain — 77% chance in the next 6 hours-19

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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