CountiesBandera County
TexasReservoirBandera County
Medina Lake
Medina Lake is a 2,511-acre reservoir on the Medina River in Texas. You will find it in Bandera County. Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties WCID No. 1 (BMA) manages it.
Coordinates29.5533, -98.9755
Surface area2,511 acres
Max depth152 ft
Full pool1,064.2 ft
Capacity254,823 acre-ft
RiverMedina River
Managed byBexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties WCID No. 1 (BMA)
Swimming beaches on Medina Lake
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Medina Lake on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Is Medina Lake good for swimming?
The center of the lake is at 29.5533, -98.9755. It reaches roughly 152 feet at its deepest. The Medina River carries the outflow. Surface elevation is about 1,062 feet.
Most Texas day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read.
No public gauge reports the water level at Medina Lake, so this page shows no level chart. We would rather leave the figure out than publish an estimate that nobody measured. There is a station 2 miles away, Medina Lk Meteorological Station nr Rio Medina, TX, but it does not measure this lake. For a lake this size, the park office is the fastest way to learn how the water sits today.
Medina Lake has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities. Many smaller lakes have no designated beach at all, only informal shoreline access.
If Medina Lake is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Lake Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas, 79 mi), Lake Marble Falls (Texas, 82 mi) and Choke Canyon Reservoir (Texas, 82 mi). Texas has 118 lakes on this site in total.
Questions about Medina Lake
How full is Medina Lake?
It was last reported at 30% of conservation capacity, holding 75,180 of 254,823 acre-feet.
What is full pool at Medina Lake?
Full pool is 1,064.2 ft. Water above that level is flood storage and is released as conditions allow.
Is there a beach at Medina Lake?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Medina Lake?
About 2,511 acres. Maximum depth is around 152 feet.
What other lakes are near Medina Lake?
The closest in this guide is Lake Lyndon B. Johnson, about 79 miles away in Texas.
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.