Maps & Diagrams > Watershed Maps
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Vunerable Tributaries
Based on analysis of water quality, potential pollutant loadings, land cover, and current and future patterns of development, three groups of tributaries are recommended for priority attention to buffers and other best management practices that will help to keep the creek clean and clear.
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Watershed Topography
Slopes are higher in the norther portion of the watershed, where there are many of the characteristic hills that make up the Hill Country region, and slope generally decreases toward the City of Wimberley near the outlet of the watershed.
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Water Quality Monitoring Sites
Water quality in the Cypress Creek Watershed is monitored by the USGS, LCRA, Cypress Creek Project, Clean Rivers Program and Texas Stream Team.
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Pollution Index Map
Composite map of the pollution potential in the watershed, with environmentally sensitive areas shown.
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Land Cover
Land cover in the Cypress Creek Watershed, circa 2009.
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Land Uses
Land uses in the Cypress Creek Watershed, circa 2009.
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On-Site Sewage Facilities (OSSF)
Map of the OSSF's in the watershed based on our analyses.
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Soils
Soils in the watershed are mostly clay loams and clays.
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Cypress Creek Watershed
Outline of the Cypress Creek Watershed, central Texas.
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Dry and Wet Watersheds
The Cypress Creek is generally divided into two segments- the wet and dry. Here we see how the watershed is divided up as well into wet and dry areas. The wet Cypress is in the southern portion, and stems from Jacob's Well.
