Canyon Lake has plummeted to 886.75 feet this April, the lowest it has been since the 1960s, when it was constructed.
Drought conditions have sunk a major Texas lake to its lowest water level since it was created in the 1960s.Canyon Lake, in Comal County, has plunged to a mean water level of just 886.75 feet this April, Texas Water Data reports. This is the lowest the lake has been since the 1960s, when its construction was first completed, according to a local report.At the same point last year, the reservoir was at 897.14 feet, so it has dropped from 74 percent full to just 59 percent in a single year.
The Precinct 4 Commissioner for Comal County, Jen Crownover, told My San Antonio that rain is badly needed. 'When we do get rain, and the lake levels come back up, that's when the ramps can re-open,' Crownover told the outlet.Newsweek has contacted Crownover and Texas Water Data for comment.Other southern and western states have suffered prolonged drought conditions in recent years.
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