Water in Texas

Discover 15 places tagged “water” in Texas.

San Antonio, Texas

Espada Aqueduct

Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.

Ingram Dam

Ingram Dam

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

Barkin' Springs

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Barton Springs Pool

Barton Springs

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Round Mountain, Texas

Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

The waters of the bayou.

Caddo Lake

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

View of Snake Island.

Snake Island

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

Woman Hollering Creek.

Saint Hedwig, Texas

Woman Hollering Creek

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

Old Bluffton Underwater Ghost Town

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

The Sometimes Islands

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Permanently Closed

The Big Bubble

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

Wimberley, Texas

Jacob's Well

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

Balmorhea State Park Pool

Balmorhea, Texas

Balmorhea State Park Pool

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

Brownsville, Texas

Resaca De La Palma State Park

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

San Angelo, Texas

Blood Lake: the O.C. Fisher Reservoir

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

Dripping Springs, Texas

Hamilton Pool

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.