Blue Hole swimming closed due to bacteria

Blue Hole Regional Park has suspended the swim season for two weeks due zero bacteria and visibility conditions.

This follows the announcement last week that flow at Jacob’s Well stopped. Jacob’s Well is the headwaters of Cypress Creek, which is the creek that runs through Blue Hole Regional Park.

“Anything that happens with Jacob’s Well and upstream from Blue Hole affects Blue Hole directly,” Richard Shaver, director of Parks and Recreation for the city of Wimberley, said. “Because of the zero flow, there is no input. There is no water coming into Blue Hole, and I’ve noticed downtown the creek is starting to dry up. There is nothing leaving Blue Hole either.”