Jacob's Well shuts down, other swimming holes impacted by drought

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With summer heat intensifying, there are increasingly fewer places to swim in Central Texas.
In May, popular swim sites on the Barton Creek Greenbelt had already dried up. At most, some locations were reduced to stagnant puddles, which have quickly filled with potentially dangerous algae. From May: Drought drains greenbelt swimming holes, but springs may still provideCampbell's Hole on the Barton Creek Greenbelt in May was a very shallow and stagnant pool. (Cora Neas/KXAN P