Barton Springs

Barton Springs
Main Barton Spring, inside Barton Springs Pool
Spring source	Edwards Aquifer
Elevation	435 ft (133 m) above sea level
Type	Karst States
Provides water for	Barton Creek and Colorado River
Magnitude	2
Discharge	66 ft³/s (1869 L/s)

Barton Springs Archeological and Historical District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Zilker Park, Austin, Texas
Coordinates	30°18′27″N 97°43′49″W / 30.30750°N 97.73028°W / 30.30750; -97.73028
Area	138.5 acres (56.0 ha)
Built	1891
Architectural style	Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne
MPS	HBarton Springs MPS[better source needed]
NRHP reference No.	85003213[1]
Added to NRHP	November 27, 1985

Barton Springs is a set of four natural water springs located at Barton Creek on the grounds of Zilker Park^[2] in Austin, Texas, resulting from water flowing through the Edwards Aquifer. The largest spring, Main Barton Spring (also known as Parthenia, "the mother spring"), supplies water to Barton Springs Pool, a popular recreational destination in Austin. The smaller springs are located nearby, two with man-made structures built to contain and direct their flow. The springs are the only known habitat of the Barton Springs Salamander, an endangered species.^[3]

The Barton Creek National Archeological and Historic District was formed in 1985.