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The Paseo del Río is a great tourist attraction in San Antonio. There are different companies that have boat tours that will take you down the river. You can eat dinner on the boat or simply take a relaxing cruise down the river to get to know the San Antonio area a bit better.

At one point the river had trouble with flooding. If the river had not been straightened in 1951 more flooding would continue and it would have made it almost impossible to develop the buildings there today. At one point in time the river had flooded the San Antonio area over 9 feet. Straightening it reduced flooding and fixed the problem though.

http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/RiverwalkHistory/History2.asp

http://www.sachamber.org/visitor/riverwalk_history.php

Kevin R