Drone Flight Over Medina Lake At Sunset - January 2nd 2021

The last time we went flying out near Medina Lake was at least 6 months ago. We had been told the water levels were way down from normal, so we decided to make the drive out west to see for ourselves. We chose to fly the Autel Evo 2 Pro in 4K 60fps, but we wish we had changed that down to 30fps. Unless you are recording fast moving objects, it seems 60fps doesn't record quite the same clarity as 30fps does.

We got there just in time for sunset, so we grabbed some scenery shots that included the sunset. We flew out onto the lake to look at the shorelines which were very exposed due to the low water conditions. There is an animated chart at the very end of the video showing the decline in water levels over the past 2 years. It was about 30ft below normal today.

Medina Lake was created to provide steady water flow to farmers downstream so they could irrigate their crops. This means that a certain amount of water needs to be let out each month, regardless of the rainfall amounts (or lack thereof).

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