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Texas · river

Walnut Creek at Webberville Road Austin

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

100

Favorable 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: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:54:50 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Walnut Creek at Webberville Road Austin
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Portable Concrete Mixing Plant at US 183 South Project Austin.jpg by Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

5 mph

gusting to 9 mph

Air temp

78°F

3% chance of rain

River flow

0.01 cfs

very low for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 76

  • Tue

    61

  • Wed

    60

  • Thu

    45

  • Fri

    70

  • Sat

    76

    Best

  • Sun

    71

  • Mon

    75

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)
8a612
9a511
10a814
11a914
12p1015
1p1014
2p1016
3p1215
4p1215
5p1317
6p1419
7p1219

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 0.01 cfs is 100% below the median for this date — which counts as very low water here.

The median flow on this date is 2 cfs, across 59 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 — 5 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0

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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