Medina Lake

Location:

Bandera, Texas

40 miles northwest of San Antonio in Bandera and Medina counties
(its center is at 29°32' N, 98°56' W).

Dive Type:

Lake

Comments:

Surface area: 5,426 acres
Impounded: 1913

“We dived both Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Both days were out of Joe’s Place.
Temp on the surface was about 82 degrees and about 74 degrees at the first thermocline at about 45 feet. Temps dropped again at around 80 but I had an equipment issue and did not get a reading. I would say it was probably around 68 degrees. Viz above 40 was about 3-5 feet, even before things got stirred up. Below 40 it opened up to 10-12 feet, maybe more in spots.
On our second dive on Saturday, we surface swam west towards the dam and descended just past the dock that’s on the far side of the cove, west across from Joe’s Place. Following west, along the wall, just before our turn-around point, at about 50 feet, we came upon one of the swim-throughs I’ve been looking for. Cool stuff.
We made our return trip at 30 feet to conserve air, get warm, and enjoy the fish.
The visibility stayed fairly constant through the weekend in spite of the large amount of divers because of the Dive World Pumpkin Hunt. Though during the hunt itself, viz dropped to zero in places. It made for an interesting dive .. . .one had to swim with arms out front to keep from eating a large boulder or have a close encounter with a cliff face.
All in all, good food, good friends, and good times.”

Medina Lake is a reservoir on the Medina River in the Texas Hill Country of the United States. It is operated by the Bexar/Medina/Atascosa County Agricultural District and was impounded in 1913 to provide irrigation water for local agricultural use. 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. The lake is fed by and discharges back into the Medina River, and serves both recreational and irrigation uses. Communities located along the lake are Mico, Lake Medina Shores and Lakehills.

Office Phone:

Reservoir Controlling Authority
Bexar/Medina/Atascosa County Agricultural District
PO Box 170
Natalia, Texas 78059
(830) 665-2132

Joe's Marina
Marina (Metro): (830)-612-3775 for reservations.
San Antonio Business Office: (210)-822-7768

Depth:

152'

Temperature:

74° F

Visibility:

3'-12'

Things to see:

Medina Lake has a variety of things to see.

Coves
Rocky outcrops
Tributary creek beds
Largemouth bass
White & hybrid striped bass
Channel, blue & flathead catfish
Crappie

Diving Hours:

Air Fills:

At Dive World

Local Shops:

Dive World
2250 Thousand Oaks, Suite 212
San Antonio, Texas 78232
210.403.3721
Directions

Store Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9AM - 7PM
Saturday: 9AM - 6PM
Sunday: CLOSED

Dive World West
2110 West Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78201
210.734.5526
Directions

Store Hours:
Monday - Friday: 10AM - 7PM
Saturday: 9AM - 6PM
Sunday: CLOSED

http://www.diveworldscuba.com/

Camping:

Yes

Website:

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/medina/
GNIS Database Interactive with Google Map
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/rom9.html
http://www.joesmarina.com/

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