Barton Springs and Lovelady Level Check: October 2022

View overlooking Barking Springs with water and rocks in the foreground and water and trees in the backgrounds.
The District remains in Critical Drought (Stage III). With the recent rains, levels at Barton Springs and Lovelady have been holding steady.
Nov. 9, 2022 – Barton Springs is at 24.4 cfs (cubic feet per second). The USGS continue to make discharge measurements at Barton Springs to ensure accurate stage-discharge real-time reporting. Exceptional Drought (Stage IV) goes into effect when the 10 day average of Barton Springs flow falls below 14 cfs.
Nov. 9, 2022 – The water level in the Lovelady Well is currently just below 461.7 msl (feet above mean sea level). Exceptional Drought Trigger goes into effect when Lovelady water level falls below 457.1 ft msl.
Follow our website for the latest levels at Lovelady and Barton Springs. https://bseacd.org/aquifer-science/drought-status/
For the latest drought-related information visit https://bseacd.org/regulatory/droughtinformation/