Severe drought conditions in Bandera County are causing record low water levels at Medina Lake. On Thursday, Medina Lake was 2.4% full of it’s capacity level.
On Thursday, Medina Lake was 2.4% full of its capacity level, those are the lowest water levels the lake has had in at least 60 years.
Mauk said in the foreseeable future, water levels at Medina Lake will only get lower. The lake was built to hold water for farmers to use on their crops. Over time Mauk said many farmers started using other alternatives and Medina Lake’s primary use shifted to recreational purposes. “We started selling coffee online, so we sell internationally, across the world, all of our bags of coffee double as a fundraiser and that’s how we were able to stay open as long as we have,” said Rifkin.
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