Jack invited us to go sailing in his 1965 Flying Scot, so we met at Joe's Place. Medina Lake was down about 30 feet when we went sailing in December of 2006. The dam was built in 1911-12, part of a plan to irrigate farmland downstream in the Catroville and Lacoste area. When full Lake Medina covers about 5,575 acres, has a length of 18 miles, a maximum width of three miles, and 110 miles of shoreline. It is often not "full" to the spillway, much of the water recharges the Edwards Aquifer and feeds the canal system to the farmers, and it is also a source of drinking water for the nearby San Antonio area.
This video was taken with the Panasonic PV-GS35
Sailing Video Index
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Medina Lake video, small version, 17 MB
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Medina Lake video, broadband, 100 MB
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Most of the land around the lake is privately owned, and there has been some controvesy about the ownership of the land from 1072', the height of the spillway, and 1084', the top of the dam. Many people have built homes in this elevation over the years.
Medina Lake Map
Medina Lake Map Satellite View
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