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Schlitterbahn is an American brand of water parks and resorts owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. It was previously a company family owned and operated by the Henry family that was based in New Braunfels, Texas. Schlitterbahn opened its first location, Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, in 1979. [ 2 ] At its peak, the company consisted ...
Basin size. 130 sq mi (340 km 2) Discharge. • average. 312 cu ft/s (8.8 m 3 /s) The Comal River (/ ˈkoʊmæl / KOH-mal) is the shortest navigable river in the state of Texas in the United States. Proclaimed the "longest shortest river in the world" by locals, it runs entirely within the city limits of New Braunfels in southeast Comal County.
New Braunfels draws a large number of tourists, particularly in the summer because of the cold-spring rivers that run through the city. Many generations of families and college students return every summer to tube for miles down the Guadalupe and Comal rivers. New Braunfels is the site of the original water park, the Schlitterbahn WaterPark ...
Gruene (/ ˈɡriːn / GREEN) [2] is a German-Texan town in Comal County in the U.S. state of Texas. Once a significant cotton -producing community along the Guadalupe River, the town has now shifted its economy to one supported primarily by tourism. Gruene, a German surname, (pronounced "Green") is now a district within the city limits of New ...
Designated. 1971. Natural Bridge Caverns. The Natural Bridge Caverns are the largest commercial caverns in the US state of Texas. The name [1] is derived from the 60-foot (18 m) natural limestone slab bridge that spans the amphitheater setting of the cavern's entrance. The span was left suspended when a sinkhole collapsed below it.
Verrückt (German meaning "crazy" or "insane", listen ⓘ) was a water slide located at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States.At the height of 168 feet 7 inches (51.38 m), Verrückt became the world's tallest water slide when it opened on July 10, 2014, surpassing Kilimanjaro at Aldeia das Águas Park Resort in Brazil.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Comal County, Texas. There are three districts and 27 individual properties listed on the National Register in the county. One property is located within a National Natural Landmark. Ten individually listed properties ...
Surface elevation. 575 ft (175 m) Lake Dunlap is a reservoir on the Guadalupe River near the town of New Braunfels in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The reservoir was formed in 1931 by the construction of a dam to provide hydroelectric power to the area. Management of the dam and lake was assumed by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority ...