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Drought has dried up Jacob’s Well so that the site has not been used for swimming since June 2022. In better years, the creek holds 68-degree clear blue water that allows swimmers to see down 30 feet into a submerged cave. KSAT 12 (San Antonio, Texas), June 9, 2025 Jacob’s Well has been closed since June 2022 and does not look like it will be able to open anytime soon. The flow was 0.03 feet per second on the afternoon of Feb. 4. MySA (San Antonio, Texas), Feb 5, 2025 The swim season at Jacob’s Well Natural Area was suspended indefinitely, as of May 1, according to a Jacob’s Well Natural Area-Hays County Parks post on Facebook. Flow from the spring and water level remained below-average. Water conditions will be reevaluated monthly for suitability for swimming. MySA.com (San Antonio, Texas), May 1, 2024 Jacob’s Well has no flowing water for the sixth time since the summer of 2000, according to The Wimberly Watershed Association. Earlier this year, Hays County Parks officials said that Jacob’s Well would be closed to swimming for the “foreseeable future.” KXAN (Austin, Texas), July 28, 2023 Jacob’s Well in Hays County was closed to swimmers indefinitely, due to unsafe conditions. Drought reduced the flow of the stream, affecting water quality. Tours of the site to share history, geology and ecology of the area continued. KEYE-TV We are Austin.com (Texas), Feb 23, 2023