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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 ...
During the 2010–13 Southern United States drought, lake levels dropped to below 5% capacity and Lakehills was described as a ghost town. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Heavy rainfalls throughout 2015 and 2016 brought Medina Lake back up to 100% and remained at or near full capacity for the next few years; however, the last time the lake was recorded at ...
The community is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Its zip code is 78056. The Medina Irrigation Company (MICO) originally built much of the community as a workers camp, to house the approximately 1500 Mexican laborers (and their families) who constructed Medina Dam. It was the fourth largest dam in the United States ...
Lake Travis is about 48 feet below its normal level, according to Go Lake Travis, an informational site. That's much lower than its level at this time in 2022 and 2023, according to LakesOnline.com .
The reservoir behind the dam is called Medina Lake and is a major recreation area. It discharges into the Medina River, which also contains a diversion dam four miles downstream. The dam was featured in the 1919 serial The Masked Rider. [8] Medina Dam was once a publicly accessible, one-lane roadway that connected to County Road 260.
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After this intersection, PR 37 runs by many ranches and curves back down to the south. In Medina County, the highway turns back towards the east. PR 37 ends at an intersection with SH 16 a few miles northwest of Helotes. Due to the low levels of the lake, the boat ramp in Plum Creek Cove (near the highway's western terminus) has been closed. [4]
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