How many people have died at Jacob's Well?
How many people have died at Jacob's Well? At least 12 people have died trying to dive or swim in Jacob's Well. Thrill-seekers from all over the country flock to this famous swimming hole to face the challenge of accomplishing one of the deadliest dive sites in the world.
Are there animals in Jacobs well?
Temperature of the water in Jacob's Well remains a near-constant 68°F and visibility is typically excellent. The spring provides habitat to numerous species of fish (principally sunfish and perch); turtles; aquatic insects; crustaceans; and, most notably, the cave-adapted Fern Bank salamander (Eurycea pterophilia).
Has Jacobs well been fully explored?
About Jacob's Well The settlers didn't dive into it, of course, but treated it instead as a drinking fountain and later used it to power a saw mill. They named it Jacob's Well because of its biblical magnificence. Since the well was discovered, at least 4,500 feet of it has been explored.
Has Jacobs well dried up?
For the second year in a row, the iconic spring-fed swimming hole has stopped flowing, the consequence of drought and overpumping. It was a scorching day in July 2022 when I last peered into Jacob's Well. In a sense, I had come to pay my respects.
What lives in Jacobs well?
There are no bats, of course, but there are catfish, perch, turtles – at the beginning of the cave – and then deep in, there are blind Texas salamanders to keep you company. You can't scuba dive there without a special permit from Hays County, and the only entity that has one is the Jacob's Well Exploration Project.