Colorado - 3. Austin, Below Tom Miller Dam (PnP)


Colorado, Texas, US

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3. Austin, Below Tom Miller Dam (PnP)

Usual Difficulty II (for normal flows)
Length 0.1 Miles

Tom Miller Dam


Tom Miller Dam
Photo of Sam McLamb by R Blake taken 05/05/05 @ 2.95 Feet

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Barton Ck abv Barton Spgs at Austin, TX
usgs-08155400 10.00 - 13.00 ft II 00h34m 1.53 ft (rc= -2.8 )


River Description

The Tom Miller Dam is a park-and-play spot located on the Colorado River just off of Redbud Trail and Lake Austin Blvd. Dam releases typically occur during warmer months . Dam release information can be viewed at:

http://www.lcra.org/water/river_report.html

Put-in and parking is available in the Red Bud Isle Dog Park with an easy paddle over to a couple of standing waves.

A swim here is typically not dangerous but could be tiring. However there are plenty of places to practice flat water moves and for beginners to work on rolls, ferries, eddy-turns, and peal-outs.

BEWARE there is debris just under the surface, including concrete chucks with rebar facing upstream, for this reason many have stopped paddling at this spot.

Boaters recently removed the same type of debris from Longhorn Dam which means some kind souls may do the same for Tom Miller.

For more info, see Texas Whitewater.


StreamTeam Status: Verified
Last Updated: 2008-11-10 17:02:56

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Surfing @ Tom Miller

Detail Trip Report  Surfing @ Tom Miller  Colorado, TX(244.50KB .jpeg)

Tom Miller Dam

Detail Trip Report  Tom Miller Dam  Colorado, TX(291.31KB .jpeg)

Tom Miller Eddy

Detail Trip Report  Tom Miller Eddy  Colorado, TX(254.79KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Barton Ck abv Barton Spgs at Austin, TX
usgs-08155400 10.00 - 13.00 ft II 00h34m 1.53 ft (rc= -2.8 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
10.00 -13.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable II Best runnable flows uncertain. Please add a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Colorado 3. Austin, Below Tom Miller Dam (PnP) and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
6y282d11h53m Colorado [TX] Surfing @ Tom Miller 2.95 Feet Robert Blake

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 3. Austin, Below Tom Miller Dam (PnP), Colorado Texas, US (mobile)