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Rapid TX

Barton Creek Blvd. High Bridge

Barton Creek - 1. SH 71 to Lost Creek (12 miles) (TX)

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Gauge Conditions

Barton Creek at Lost Creek Boulevard near Austin, TX Downstream Primary

Runnable: 200.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Barton Creek at SH 71 near Oak Hill, TX Upstream Primary

Runnable: 150.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Reference point (no access.)

Trivia: this bridge, which was built in 1986, is the only single-girder fin-back bridge in the U.S.

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (7)

Rapid N/A

State Highway 71 Bridge

Low-Head Dam/Low-Water Crossing

4.4 mi

Rapid II

Car Dealer Dam/Low-Water Crossing

Foot Bridge/Low-Water Crossing

11.5 mi

Hazard N/A

Bend of the River Dr. Low-Water Crossing

11.8 mi

Type

Rapid

Difficulty

Class N/A

Mile Marker

9.3 mi

Directions

Navigate

View Full Run

1. SH 71 to Lost Creek (12 miles)

Barton Creek

II+ 12.0 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater