SinkholeOdds

Sinkhole risk in Maverick County, TX: Mostly deep or small

Mostly deep or small

Some soluble rock, mostly deeply buried or in a small share of the county.

On soluble rock
6%
At or near the surface
6%
Buried under cover
0%

What this means before you buy

Sinkholes are uncommon here; watch for new depressions after heavy rain or leaking pipes.

That works out to roughly 82 of Maverick County's 1,279 square miles on soluble rock, 82 of them with the rock at or near the surface. With about 58,829 residents (46 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 250 map points about 2.3 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Worth reading for this county: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Maverick County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Runnels County, TX, about 216 miles north. None of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so Maverick County stands out from its surroundings.

Which formation it is

The largest mapped soluble unit here is the San Miguel Formation (sandstone), Late Cretaceous; Gulfian Series in age, covering about 5% of the county. Next is the Austin Chalk at 1%.

Against the rest of Texas

Maverick County ranks 122 of 254 in Texas for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 64% of US counties on that measure.