Dried Up: Photos Reveal Devastating Texas Drought

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Bastrop Flames

Bastrop Fire in Texas.

(Image credit: © 2011 Chase A. Fountain, Texas Parks and Wildlife)

Flames from September's fire in Bastrop County.

River Running Dry

Dry river in Texas drought.

(Image credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife)

The Brazos River runs dry in Knox County, Tex.

Abandoned Buoy

Drought conditions in Lake Colorado City State Park, Texas.

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A buoy sits far from water in Lake Colorado City State Park, Texas.

Dried Fish

OC Fisher Reservoir in Texas turned red in the drought.

(Image credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife)

Sun-bleached fish scattered along the edges of O.C. Fischer Reservoir. [Read Full Story]

Stephanie Pappas
Stephanie Pappas
Live Science Contributor

Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.