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.
above sea level. That’s 14′ below the conservation pool level of 904′, which is what most people would refer to as “full.”
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages the dam that creates the reservoir. But unless the lake is flooding, the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority dictates how much water is released downstream into the Guadalupe River. “Just like if you have a puddle on the street,” he said. “The smaller the puddle gets, the faster it evaporates.”My Canyon Lake
In any case, Anderson said the remaining boat ramps will have “very long waits” as boaters are forced to converge on them.
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