Jacob’s Well, Texas’ Most Risky Diving Spot

Jacob's Well in Texas Mountain Country is a evergreen karstic springtime located on the bed of Cypress Stream in Wimberley. The mouth of the well is four metres across through which a large number of gallons of water rises up per minute providing Cypress Creek that moves through Wimberley, retaining Blue Hole and the Blanco River, re-charging the Edwards Aquifer, and lastly replenishing estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico.

The well was first found in the 1850s when a couple of beginning residents followed Cypress Creek to its source. They described the crevice in the creek bed which was overflowing with an abundance of clear, awesomewater as "like unto a well in Holy bible times." Since then, the location has been a dearest diving hole for generations, a gathering place for Native Americans and early settlers, and a rich environment for marine varieties. It is also a popular diving identify for thrill seekers despite the fact that at least eight divers have died here over the years.

Jacob's Well is one of the lengthiest marine caverns in Texas. From the starting in the creek bed, the cave descends top to bottom for about ten metres, then carries on downwards at an angle through a sequence of silted compartments divided by narrow limitations, lastly reaching a depth of 40 metres.

Through the decades, many have efficiently researched the first and second compartments of the well. The first chamber is a straight fall to about 30 feet; then it angles down to 55 feet. Nurtured by the radiation of sunshine that go through the amazingly crystal water, this give place is shiny and is house to algae and wildlife. The second chamber is a long channel to 80 feet, where there is a limited starting to the third chamber. Inside the second chamber is a false chimney, which seems to be a way out of the well but has trapped at least one scuba diver. The third chamber is a small room with a floor of volatile pebbles. Divers must increase water wings to get around this chamber efficiently, trying not to mix up silt or dislodge the gravel.

The passing into the fourth chamber is very tight. The few who have seen the fourth chamber say it is "virgin cave" with fantastic limestone structures and no pebbles. Protecting the bottom is fine silt that can totally unknown perspective when started up by one misstep.

In 1924, Jacob’s Well was calculated to have a flow of one hundred and seventy gallons per second (six hundred and forty liters per second) discharging water six feet into the air. Over the decades, the well’s circulation had reduced enabling divers to reach the inner chambers. The springtime ceased streaming for initially in documented history in 2000, and again in 2008.

The first the springtime ceased streaming, the event was considered by many as synonymous with the area's increasing water lack and quality problems. “It was a wake-up call for everyone,” recalls landowner David Baker.