Drought Update: June 2026
This photo was taken at 8:00 AM on June 15 at Barton Springs Pool after heavy overnight rainfall. District’s Current Drought Status: Stage 3 Exceptional Drought June brought 6.1 inches of rainfall, marking the third consecutive month of above-average rainfall across the region, following 4.9 inches in April, and 6.3 inches in May (Figure 1). […]
Dye Tracing: Mapping What’s Beneath Our Feet
Student researchers from The University of Texas pour eosine dye into a well adjacent to Hamilton Creek in Travis County. If you’ve ever swum at Barton Springs, you’ve felt the cool, constant water without ever seeing where it comes from. Every drop has traveled through an invisible path underground before rising to the surface. Figuring […]