I remember the 2002 flood as well. I had a caving trip planned to a property in Uvalde Co the weekend following the big rain. When I heard it was raining I started checking the USGS Concan stream gauge on the Frio. I watched it go from 5 feet above flood stage to 20, then 30, then 40, then it said 99. The next time I checked it said the gauge was out of service. The flood ripped the gauge apart and sent it down river. I had to cancel the caving trip because we couldn't get anywhere near the property.
Kurt -----Original Message----- From: Fritz Holt [mailto:fh...@townandcountryins.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 1:23 PM To: Geary Schindel; John Brooks Cc: <Texascavers@texascavers.com>; Mandy Holt; Holt, Jenny Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Paradise Canyon About the middle of July, 2002, my daughters and I were camped in the one screened shelter at Neal's on the Frio River at Concan. On Saturday evening we made a fast trip to Foley's in far north San Antonio to meet the group for our first trip to Bracken to view the bat flight. It was an awesome sight. We then returned to Concan to conclude our enjoyable long weekend. The very next week is when the big flood hit the Frio Canyon, washing the shelter off of its foundation, wrecking concrete picnic tables and shutting down Neal's river campsites for the rest of the season and into the next. I assume that this is the same flood that hit the Medina River at this time. If the Medina River "Got a little deep in places", it must have rained "A little harder" a little further west. I'm glad that our reservation wasn't the following week. Fritz --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
