| Upper Guadalupe River Authority | |
| Size: | 125px |
| Abbreviation: | UGRA |
| Formation: | 1939 |
| Type: | Government-owned corporation |
| Purpose: | Water management |
| Headquarters: | 125 Lehmann Dr. Suite 100, Kerrville, Texas, 78028 |
| Region Served: | Kerr County, Texas |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Bob Waller |
| Main Organ: | Board of Directors |
| Website: | http://www.ugra.org/ |
The Upper Guadalupe River Authority or UGRA was created in 1939 by the Texas Legislature as a quasi-governmental entity to manage the Guadalupe River as a water resource in Kerr County, Texas. The authority is chartered with the mandate "to control, develop, store, preserve and distribute" the water resources of the Upper Guadalupe River watershed.[1] The organization is managed by a nine-person Board of Directors appointed to five-year terms by the Governor of Texas.[2] The UGRA is a taxing authority, and derives a portion of its funding from property taxes levied against residents of Kerr County. The authority operates a Regional Water Testing Laboratory and a county-wide flood alert system, but does not operate any dams.[1]