Jacob's Well - Wimberley, TX

During my last visit to the US, my family and I went for a swim at Jacob's Well just outside of Wimberley, TX. It was recently purchased by Wimberley Valley Watershed Association in an attempt to preserve and learn from the natural well. The US Geological Survey provides real-time water data. Essentially, Jacob's Well is a real deep hole that is the main source for Cypress Creek. While I have heard rumors that it is 1 mile deep, my reading have not put it quite that deep...but still deep! The well is the dark spot in the water. Otherwise the creek is only a few feet deep in the area. So the fact that you only have a hole with an effective diameter of about 2-3 meters makes it quite exciting to jump from the rocks above. A few kids went to the highest point to jump into the well, which required a bit of a running start to build enough propulsion to make it to the hole and not land on the rocks. We were told they were closing it to soon to begin research so if you want to experience jumping into a really deep hole, better go soon! Oh, and it's quite refreshing in the Texas heat!