Sinkhole risk in Waller County, TX: No soluble rock mapped

No soluble rock mapped

No soluble bedrock mapped.

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

What to do about a house in Waller County

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 513 square miles, under one square mile of Waller County maps onto soluble rock. With about 65,109 residents (127 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 250 map points about 1.4 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Waller County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Runnels County, TX, about 269 miles northwest. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Austin County, TX 19 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Washington County, TX 29 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Montgomery County, TX 35 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Fort Bend County, TX 36 mi south · 0% at surface
Grimes County, TX 37 mi north · 0% at surface
Harris County, TX 37 mi east · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Texas

Waller County ranks 245 of 254 in Texas for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.