Water levels have plunged so severely at Medina Lake in central Texas that the reservoir has almost entirely disappeared.
Texas has recently been struck by a wave of severe weather, including a deluge of rain that prompted a surge of flood warnings. In Houston, the city received up to 6 inches of rain in the first week of May, more than an inch above the area's average rainfall for the month.
However, most of the rain fell in eastern Texas and didn't benefit Bandera County or Medina County, where Medina Lake is located. The lake is only percent full, with water levels at feet above sea level. In , the lake was full. Severe drought, which has plagued the region for years, is to blame.
As of Wednesday morning, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed that none of Bandera County was free from drought. All of the county was suffering from severe drought, with two-thirds of Bandera suffering from extreme drought.
Medina County also is battling drought. The entire county is struggling with moderate drought, nearly 80 percent is suffering from severe drought, and 26 percent suffers from extreme drought. The drought has slightly improved in both counties, compared with a year ago, but it h
WATER LEVEL
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| Level Base: MSL Full Pool: 1, feet | Change Since Yesterday: Feet Level Controlled by: Dam Name:Medina Diversion Lake Dam (BMA WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 1) Medina Lake Dam (BEXAR MEDINA ATASCOSA COUNTIES WCID 1) |
Medina Lk nr San Antonio, TX -
Monitoring location is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Medina County, Texas. Current conditions of Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD , Precipitation, Reservoir storage, and more are available. Water data back to are available online.
Datum of gage is ft above NGVD29, Bexar Medina Atascosa Water Control and Improvement District (BMA) datum is ft above NGVD
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
| Site identification number | n/a | |
| Site name | Medina Lk nr San Antonio, TX | n/a |
| Site type | Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment | LK |
| DMS latitude | n/a | |
| DMS longitude | n/a | |
| Decimal latitude | n/a | |
| Decimal longitude | n/a | |
| Latitude-longitude method | Interpolated from MAP. | M |
| Latitude-longitude accuracy | Accurate to + or - 5 sec. | F |
| Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of | NAD83 |
| District | Texas | 48 |
| State | Texas | 48 |
| County | Medina County | |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location des
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