Medina Lake

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Medina Lake
Medina Lake, Texas
Location	On the Medina River in south-central Texas, USA
Coordinates	29° 35.11'N, 98° 57.04'W.
Lake type	Agricultural reservoir
Surface area	5,426 acres (22 km²)
Max-depth	152 ft (46 m)
Shore length¹	110 miles (177 km)
Surface elevation	1,062 ft (324 m) above sea level
¹ Shore length is an imprecise measure which may not be standardized for this article.

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.

There is also a Lake Medina east of Medina, Ohio in Medina County, Ohio which recently became a county park.

[edit] Fish populations

Medina Lake has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Medina Lake include largemouth bass, white bass, hybrid striped bass, and catfish.