Tree stump at sunrise on a shore of Lake Bryan emerged from water after a period of drought in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, September 10, 2009
Tree stump on a shore of Lake Bryan emerged from water after a period of drought in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, September 10, 2009
Tippecanoe River north from Lafayette, Indiana. Shallow places appeared after a drought. September 18, 1999.
Tippecanoe River (after a drought) north from Lafayette, Indiana. September 18, 1999.
Heron island during a drought on Wabash River north from Lafayette (compare with another picture of Heron Island at winter). Indiana, September 11, 1999.
Dead oaks from last year drought in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 11, 2012
Dead trees from last year drought in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 11, 2012
Drought tolerant species of dayflower (Commelina) on Moore s Hill Outcrop at FM Road 3090 2 miles north-east from Navasota. Texas, September 22, 2019
Drowned, algae-encrusted pair of over-ear (circumaural) style headphones, with a thick headband and large cups that looks like David Clark H10-13.4 Aviation Headset on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. By December 2025, drought had expanded across the region, with Lake Somerville s water levels dropping significantly (reported around 78-83% capacity or lower in related drought monitors), exposing mudflats and lakebed artifacts that are normally submerged. Texas, December 14, 2025
Weathered remains of a post oak stump exposed by the drought-lowered water levels on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. This "driftwood" appearance is characteristic of hardwoods that have been submerged and subjected to long-term water erosion, which scours away the softer outer sapwood and leaves the dense, rot-resistant heartwood. Texas, December 14, 2025