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Jacob’s Well
 221 Wood Acre Drive, Wimberley, TX 78676
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Max Depth: 121-130ft/37-40m
Average Viz: 91-100ft/28-30m
Entry Type: Shore
Bottom Composition: Rock
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Rating: 4.00 by 1 divers
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Jacob’s Well is a shore accessible fresh water dive site, located at 221 Wood Acre Drive, Wimberley, TX 78676. This dive site has an average rating of 4.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 121-130ft/37-40m. The average visibility is 91-100ft/28-30m.
This is not a recommended place to dive! Many divers have died here! But swiming and free diving are allowed.
One of the world’s most dangerous dive sites:
m.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/One-of-t...sites-is-5055541.php12 scuba divers have died at the site. The dive was eventually declared so dangerous it was sealed off. "You can go down 40 feet but then you hit a metal grate," says Paul Hesley of Canyon Lake Divers. Only specially permitted scientific divers are allowed in now.
From Ranch Road 12:
- Turn west onto Jacob’s Well Road
- Drive 1.6 miles to stop sign
- Turn Left and drive for .5 miles
- Turn on Pleasant Valley Road and drive .2 miles
- Turn on Woodacre Drive
- Proceed through the condominium complex over the low water crossing on dry Cypress Creek
- Watch for our gate on the right