Water Levels still Falling

No Drought

Barton Springs: 47 cfs 10-day average

Lovelady monitor well: 475.4 ft-msl

Water levels in the aquifer continue to recede. Since the last substantial rain event we received in July, which caused a brief rise in the hydrograph at Barton Springs, spring discharge has been steadily declining. The USGS reports the most recent instantaneous discharge value to be 45 cfs, still above the drought threshold for Barton Springs of 38 cfs. The water level in Lovelady monitor well was largely unaffected by the rain in July and has been dropping since the beginning of that month. Water level in Lovelady well is below its drought threshold. The District Board meets next week at which point they are likely to make a drought declaration if no substantial recharge occurs.