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I was surprised Cooke didn't change at all from last week on the drought map. I was expecting at least parts if it to be removed from drought status completely and for nothing to be worse than "abnormally dry". Also in VV and there's nothing drought about this area, let alone level 2 drought. Could have easily emptied our stock tanks entirely and they would be filled right back up. We've got a creek that runs to Ray Roberts about 200' from the house and it's been running since February. Until now we've only seen water in it occasionally since we bought the place in 2013.
That the same creek that goes over the service road in VV?
IIRC, AlphaBean is further east. The creek you are referring to is Spring Creek, and it runs through our place. I've caught a lot of catfish in it, especially in the 80's & 90's, before we got in this drought cycle. I've seen it close to completely dry a few times, but there are areas that hold water year round. It's actually one of the things that save my grandfather and his family back in the 50's. He had water, whereas everybody else around him had to sell off their herds, since their tanks were dry.