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Comal Springs flow edges lower; Canyon Lake remains 97% full

Comal Springs flow fell by 1 cubic foot per second from the previous report; residents tracking water conditions saw Canyon Lake hold at 97% of conservation storage.

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Comal Springs’ reported 10-day average flow was 154 cubic feet per second on Oct. 20, down from 155 a day earlier.

The Edwards Aquifer Authority’s daily conditions also put the J-17 well’s 10-day average at 640.1 feet, a decline of 0.2 foot from the previous report. Both changes were small in this one-day comparison.

Residents tracking local water conditions saw a small change in springs flow while Canyon Lake held at 97% of conservation storage. The state’s reservoir figure was unchanged from Oct. 19; the Army Corps of Engineers reported a separate late-evening lake elevation of 907.57 feet on Oct. 20.

Edwards Aquifer and Comal Springs

The Oct. 19 report put J-17’s 10-day average at 640.3 feet and Comal Springs’ 10-day average flow at 155 cubic feet per second. These are reported 10-day averages, so their movement describes a change in the rolling measures, not a one-day measurement of how much water passed through the springs.

For the San Antonio Pool, the Edwards Aquifer Authority listed Stage 2 and a 30% reduction on both dates. That is the authority’s aquifer management designation. Customers seeking a watering schedule or other service rules should consult their own water provider’s current notices; the pool designation alone is not a provider-specific instruction.

Canyon Lake

The Texas Water Development Board reported Canyon Lake at 97% of conservation storage on Oct. 20, the same percentage as the previous day. The Army Corps’ 11 p.m. CDT reading put the lake at 907.57 feet, 1.43 feet below the 909-foot conservation pool. Its report showed a 0.04-foot decline over 24 hours and a release of 105 cubic feet per second.

Reported water readings, Oct. 19–20, 2026
MeasureOct. 19Oct. 20Change
J-17, 10-day average640.3 ft640.1 ft−0.2 ft
Comal Springs, 10-day average155 cfs154 cfs−1 cfs
Canyon Lake, conservation storage97%97%No change

J-17 and springs figures are Edwards Aquifer Authority rolling averages; lake percentage is the Texas Water Development Board’s conservation-storage measure.

What to check next

The next official daily readings are the verification point for whether the small Oct. 20 declines continue. Readers can check the Edwards Aquifer Authority’s conditions for J-17 and Comal Springs, the state’s Canyon Lake reservoir page for conservation storage, and the Corps’ lake report for a dated elevation and release. A single day’s movement does not establish a longer trend.

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