Medina Lake (TX) Water Level Down to Only 11% on July 25, 2022 - A Drone View #drought

Much of the country is suffering from drought conditions and Texas is no different. At the suggestion from one of our regular viewers, Sally, we headed out to Medina Lake after grabbing our Evo 2 Pro drone at the house. We got there just before sunset, so you'll see a little of that toward the end of this video.

[Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina_Lake]
Medina Lake is a reservoir on the Medina River in the Texas Hill Country of the United States. It is operated by the Bexar/Medina/Atascosa County Agricultural District. Medina Dam was completed in 1913 in a privately financed project, creating the lake to supply irrigation water for local agricultural use. Lake Medina is in northeastern Medina County, and southeastern Bandera County, about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of San Antonio.

It is a crescent-shaped reservoir running west to east. It is 18 miles (29 km) long and 3 miles (5 km) wide at its broadest point. It is contained by the Medina Dam at the lake's south end. At the time of the dam's construction, it was the largest concrete dam in the country and the fourth largest dam overall. The dam is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The lake is fed by and discharges back into the Medina River, and serves both recreational and irrigation uses. Communities located along the lake are Mico, Lake Medina Shores and Lakehills.

Our launch point was from Red Cove Marina, near the Dam end of the lake. We've tried to point out some landmarks along the shoreline to help folks recognize what's left of the lake.

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