Hello and happy Friday!
Have you been out to Canyon or Medina Lakes lately? You’ll likely notice the low water levels — water is almost non-existent at Medina at this point — due to the drought.
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Here at KSAT, we’ve been reporting on the effects on waterways due to the lack of rain. See below for a video that shows just how far Canyon Lake’s level has dropped.
There is some good news this week as far as the weather goes, though. The Saharan dust is dissipating in San Antonio, so the skies will be a little less hazy.
Also this week, we wrote about how the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is tackling a fatal disease among deer.
Get the links to all these stories below, and don’t forget to upload your outside pics to KSAT Connect! This week’s KSAT Connect spotlight goes to SoupsOn, who posted an image of a lizard sneaking in a sip of water (see it above). Thanks for the photo!
TPWD launches campaign for Chronic Wasting Disease
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is launching a new campaign to help educate the public about a fatal neurological disease among deer known as Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD.
TPWD said it’s adding CWD billboards and signs at gas stations, as well as redesigning the CWD webpage to share information on the disease and its impact.
The new webpage will also include maps of surveillance zones and check station locations.
“The outreach effort is meant to generate discussion, educate folks about the disease, current CWD regulations, and what we can do to manage the disease,” TPWD Big Game Program Director Alan Cain said in a news release. “We have an obligation to current and future generations of Texans to be good stewards (to) our native deer species.”.
Read more here.
Boat ramps at Canyon Lake continue to close due to low water level
The following was written by KSAT reporter Garrett Brnger.
As the relentless heat beats down on Canyon Lake, the Hill Country reservoir continues to shrink, revealing more and more sun-bleached rocks and earth.
The lake was roughly 72.5% full on Thursday, with the mean water level measured at 894.99′ above sea level. That’s 14′ below the conservation pool level of 904′, which is what most people would refer to as “full.”
It’s also nearly 10′ lower than the water level a year ago and a foot-and-a-half below the previous month.
Read more here.
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Have a great weekend,
Rebecca Salinas