Barton Springs: 21 cfs (10-day average)
Lovelady Monitor Well: 458.4 ft-msl
September was a rainy month. As of September 26, the total rainfall for the month has been 4.35 inches, compared to the 3.5 inches historical average. The rains were much needed after the exceptionally dry conditions experienced in August. Barton Springs experienced a spike in discharge that brought flow from approximately 17 cfs at the beginning of September to just over 30 cfs at peak discharge earlier this week. Lovelady also showed a reversal in the decreasing hydrograph that has been the norm since the declaration of drought in November 2012. With the rain soaking soils and replenishing parched plants, conditions are primed for any precipitation in the coming weeks to generate runoff and streamflow, where most of the recharge to the aquifer occurs. Hopefully rainy conditions will persist throughout the fall and winter and substantial recharge can occur long-term. However, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center predicts that drought conditions will persist or intensify in central Texas for the foreseeable future.
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