Spring output is below its usual range, but spring-fed pools hold water even in drought.
The spillway pool just below Barton Springs Pool. Spring-fed, so it has water year-round even when the creek is dry.
ideal 40 - 130 cfsPast years on these dates:10th - 90th percentile25th - 75th percentilemedian
Bacteria: unknownRain gauges have not reported recently, so we can’t tell how long it’s been since the last rain.
Standard local guidance (City of Austin watershed protection, LCRA): wait 48 - 72 hours after significant rain before swimming in creeks; up to a week after major floods. How this countdown works
Where the threshold comes from
Based on Barton Springs flow (usually 50 - 90 cfs), not the creek. Because it’s spring-fed, it stays swimmable in droughts.
Swimming ranges come from austintexasthings.com/flows and greenbelter.io, two long-running hobby trackers.