where art thou, elbow spring? (updated)

Back in 1973, none other than Gunnar Brune, the King of Springs in Texas added a spring at Beverley Northwest Park in Austin, Texas, into the Texas Water Development Board's water well database (on my birthday no less!). The spring flowed at about 10 gallons per minute, had a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and … Continue reading where art thou, elbow spring? (updated)

Oldie but Goodie: Underground waters of the Rio Grande Plain and Edwards Plateau (Hill and Vaughan 1898)

"Geology of the Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande Plain Adjacent to Austin and San Antonio, Texas, with Reference to the Occurrence of Underground Waters" by Robert T. Hill and T. Wayland Vaughan published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1898 (works volume 4, annual report volume 18, part 2, pages 199-321 with plates) captures the … Continue reading Oldie but Goodie: Underground waters of the Rio Grande Plain and Edwards Plateau (Hill and Vaughan 1898)