Drought Status
The District is currently in Stage III Critical Drought. Our two drought determinants are Barton Springs flow and Lovelady monitor well groundwater levels. Only one of these sites needs fall below a threshold for a District drought declaration to be made. To exit out of a drought stage, both determinants must exit their respective stage. This page displays the District’s drought chart along with data on Barton Springs flow and Lovelady groundwater levels.
Barton Springs Discharge (cubic feet per second) Previous: 22 cfs on 9/10/24 |
Drought Status |
Lovelady Monitor Well Water Elevation (msl) Previous: 464.2 msl on 9/10/24 |
Last Updated: 10/4/24
20 cfs
10-day avg
462.5 msl
38 cfs
20 cfs
14 cfs
10 cfs
478.4 msl
462.7 msl
457.1 msl
453.4 msl
No Drought
Stage I
Water Conservation Period
Water Conservation Period
Stage II
Alarm Drought
Alarm Drought
Stage III
Critical Drought
Critical Drought
Stage IV
Exceptional Drought
Exceptional Drought
Emergency Response
Drought Trigger Methodology
Learn more about how the District’s drought status and trigger methodology was developed.