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Waller Creek at East Street Street Austin

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

78

Mostly favorable

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 15:15:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:57:07 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Waller Creek at East Street Street Austin
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Singing creature on DECtalk, dorkbot-austin, SXSW 2007.jpg by Ed Schipul from Houston, TX, US, CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

9 mph

gusting to 17 mph

Air temp

62°F

73% chance of rain

River flow

13.9 cfs

high for this date

Weather outlook

Tuesday · 100

  • Sun

    67

  • Mon

    95

  • Tue

    100

    Best

  • Wed

    92

  • Thu

    78

  • Fri

    77

  • Sat

    92

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)
9a613
10a816
11a814
12p915
1p713
2p916
3p612
4p511
5p413
6p414
7p315
8p013

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 13.9 cfs is 99% above the median for this date — which counts as high water here.

The median flow on this date is 7 cfs, across 8 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 — 9 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-5
  • Rain — 73% chance in the next 6 hours-17

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.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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