City of Austin
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Deep Eddy Pool is closed today, Thursday, June 22, for a deep cleaning due to last night’s storm.
Deep Eddy Pool is closed today, Thursday, June 22, for a deep cleaning due to last night’s storm. Aquatic staff will clean the pool, repair the main well and tend to general maintenance. Deep Eddy Pool will reopen for normal operating hours on Friday, June 23 barring any unforeseen weather events. Because of today’s cleaning, Deep Eddy Pool’s cleaning closure previously scheduled for Tuesday, June 27 has been canceled. For more information, visit AustinTexas.gov/Pools.
About Deep Eddy Pool
Deep Eddy Pool is an historic, man-made swimming pool and is the oldest swimming pool in Texas. In 1915, A.J. Eilers, Sr. bought the land surrounding the swimming hole and built the concrete pool. The pool gets its name from an eddy formed by a large boulder in a popular swimming area on the river. Cold springs rose from the river banks next to this popular swimming area and the water from these springs continue to fill the pool today.