Flying Over the Canyon Lake Gorge - (Texas)

In the summer of 2002, more than 34 inches of rain fell in the upper watershed of the Guadalupe River, setting off a torrent of floodwater that carved the Canyon Lake Gorge - out of the earth - when Canyon Lake exceeded its maximum water holding capacity.Show more

The flood roared through the Hill Country northwest of New Braunfels, tearing away soil, ripping up huge trees, crumpling houses and sending a rush of water from swollen Canyon Lake over its spillway for the first time since the reservoir was completed in 1964.

The historic flood sliced open the ground below the spillway, creating a gigantic 64-acre Gorge and exposing ancient, cretaceous limestone, fossils and even dinosaur footprints 110 million years old.

The Gorge Preservation Society (GPS) is a community-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to promote the enjoyment and conservation of a unique natural phenomenon, the Canyon Lake Gorge. Over the years, GBRA and GPS have formed a unique and highly productive partnership that has made the Canyon Lake Gorge one of Central Texas' foremost attractions.

(See this web link for more info about the Gorge Preservation Society and learn how to sign up for their guided tours of the Gorge area: https://www.GorgePreservationSociety.org)

Location:

Canyon Lake Gorge
16029 S Access Rd
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
GPS coordinate: N 29.86304 W 098.18750

The US Corps of Engineers granted me permission to launch from the Overlook Park on the south end of the dam during another authorized activity in October and I took advantage of that access to also fly over the Gorge area.

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