The Balcones Escarpment, a geological scar millions of years old running across Central Texas, is one of the most important geological features in the state. It has played a huge role in shaping ...

The Balcones Escarpment. It is geology’s most fateful mark upon the surface of Texas, a bulwark of cracked and weathered rock that extends in a pronounced arc from Waco to Del Rio. It is the ...

San Antonio is a city that floods easily, just like it did in the past 24 hours. The city sits in a part of Texas that is ...

The proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and local topography makes central Texas particularly prone to heavy precipitation and deadly flood events. Specifically, the Balcones Escarpment, located in ...

South and Central Texas is known for its rich history ... Flash Flood Alley is the region that follows the curve of the Balcones Escarpment from Dallas to Austin and then extends just southwest ...

geologic break in the land that runs almost the length of Texas from around Fort Worth to just west of San Antonio. Known as the Balcones Escarpment, geologists describe the rift as the place ...

It’s the Balcones Escarpment. The escarpment is “a zone of faults” that geologically divides Texas. Faults occur when rocks break due to the forces acting on them. The Escarpment separates ...

geologic break in the land that runs almost the length of Texas from around Fort Worth to just west of San Antonio. Known as the Balcones Escarpment, geologists describe the rift as the place ...