Where the Texas floods happened and how high the waters rose

Most of the reported deaths in the July 4 floods occurred in Kerr County, Texas, along the Guadalupe River. Provisional flood gauge data from the U.S. Geological Survey, recorded at various points along the river, showed water levels spiking to record levels over the course of a few hours.

The flood gauge nearest Camp Mystic is about five miles downstream of the camp, where the South and North forks of the Guadalupe River merge. It recorded a rise of more than 25 feet in two hours, before going silent for the rest of the day.

• “Major flooding” at camps along the South Fork of the river (an area that includes Camp Mystic) at 25 feet
• “Disastrous life-threatening flooding” at 32 feet