What is the recharge zone for the Barton Springs segment of the aquifer?
The area of land where rainwater and streamflow drain into or “recharge” the aquifer. In Austin, water moves down to the aquifer in the recharge zone in many ways, including soaking into the soil, or entering caves, cracks, and fractures in the limestone surface. Barton, Onion, Williamson, Slaughter, Bear, and Little Bear Creeks flow across recharge zones.
