Austin Parks and Recreation announced on Nov. 10 that Deep Eddy Pool will close for about three weeks for repairs to its fill and drain valves. The last day open before the closure is Sunday, Nov. 29.

The pool is closed Monday, Nov. 30 through Monday, Dec. 21. The city's release says the repair work "is anticipated to last approximately three weeks barring weather or project delays." A reopening date has not been announced.

The city's pool page lists Deep Eddy as closed every Tuesday for cleaning and maintenance, and closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Dec. 22 is a Tuesday. Winter hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through March 13, 2027, with lap swim on the shallow side only. The pool does not currently charge admission.

The release describes the work as "repairs to the pool's fill and drain valves." The pool page says Deep Eddy "is filled daily with natural, untreated aquifer water" pumped by on-site wells, and that fill times vary.

The last reported repairs were in 2024, when the city fixed cracks in the pool walls and installed new LED lights, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The paper also lists a new bathhouse and snack bar in 2007 and a widened deck and fence in 2012.

The city directs swimmers to its other year-round pools:

A.J. Eilers Sr. bought the land around a Colorado River swimming hole in 1915 and built the concrete pool, according to the city, which calls Deep Eddy "the oldest swimming pool in Texas." The name comes from an eddy formed by a large boulder in the river.

The City of Austin purchased the park for $10,000 on May 31, 1935, according to the Texas Historical Commission marker. Two weeks later a Colorado River flood destroyed the buildings, according to Friends of Deep Eddy. The Works Progress Administration rebuilt the bathhouse, and the pool opened as a public park in July 1936.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 2003, as Deep Eddy Bathing Beach, reference number 03000560, according to the Texas Historical Commission's atlas.

Deep Eddy is one of six pools the city lists as year-round facilities. It has a 33-yard, 8-lane deep side and a shallow side with zero-depth entry, according to the city.

Follow Austin Parks and Recreation on Instagram at @austincityparks and Friends of Deep Eddy at @deepeddypool. The pool's official page is austintexas.gov/parks/locations/deep-eddy-pool.