All county-owned boat ramps closed at Canyon Lake in Texas
5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Comal County, TX
Start Date: 8/18/2023
- End Date: 5/15/2024
All nine of the Comal County-operated boat ramps were closed, due to the low water level. While the lake is low, crews were improving concrete boat ramps on the south side of the lake. Despite the boat ramps being extended, the water level was too low for the ramps to be of use.
New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung (Texas), May 15, 2024
Canyon Lake has reached its lowest point since the 1960s when the lake filled. It was 59% full with a mean water level of 886.77 feet., as reported by Water Data for Texas. The nine boat ramps operated by Comal County were closed during the summer of 2023, due to the low water level. The three ramps controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers were also closed.
MySA.com (San Antonio, Texas), April 22, 2024
Canyon Lake is nearing a historic low and is about a half foot above its lowest elevation in its history. The lake is 69.5% full with a recorded level of 893.25 feet. The lowest elevation on record was on Sept. 9, 2009, at 892.70 feet. Just four of the 23 boat ramps on the lake were open.
KSAT 12 Online (San Antonio, Texas), Aug 18, 2023
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