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Howe Spring has no running water right now, but the well here (which is perhaps the spring) contains a fair amount

02793-howe-spring.jpg Howe Spring wash is dry, but I discover some piping that leads up to a water tankThumbnailsThe Howe Spring water tank is emptyHowe Spring wash is dry, but I discover some piping that leads up to a water tankThumbnailsThe Howe Spring water tank is emptyHowe Spring wash is dry, but I discover some piping that leads up to a water tankThumbnailsThe Howe Spring water tank is emptyHowe Spring wash is dry, but I discover some piping that leads up to a water tankThumbnailsThe Howe Spring water tank is emptyHowe Spring wash is dry, but I discover some piping that leads up to a water tankThumbnailsThe Howe Spring water tank is empty

The timbers around the top of the Howe Spring well apparently burned during the 2005 "Hackberry Complex" brush fires. The water looks a bit murky, but with a bit of effort, I could probably get down to it and filter some if needed.