I remember driving over the dam for years! I have pictures of my kids walking over it and we used to swim in the spillway area. I was heartbroken when they locked off the dam. Sad that others won’t have that awesome memory.
@@diannerodriguez1387 I too remember walking across the dam and I remember being able to park right below the dam and watch the water come out of the gates. Fun memories. Thanks for watching and sharing. 😃
I've spent lots of time there. It is a true gem when there is water in it but never a good fishing lake "comparatively". I haven't seen it that low in a very long time. Hopefully we get some better rains this year. There is some very cool spots past the spillway. Its supposed to be a restricted area but many folks wander back there and enjoy it.
Nice video, my house and property is about a mile and a half as the crow flies from where you were. I can’t wait till it fills back up. Hopefully soon. I did not know MICO stood for Medina Irrigation Company thanks for that tidbit. I’ve only lived there since 2021 but I love it. Peaceful. Keep up the good work.
Both of my grandfathers worked on this damm, one from Sabinal, the other from Rio Medina, one Mexican, one German. My dad later worked for a Mr. Zeller who I understand was Pres. of a San Antonio fishing club that was instrumental of the construction of this damm. The damm's English owners sold water to farmers along a canal, part of that is still near Castroville. Among many, I have had some good times in boats and swimming in the wonderful water it once held.
I was a little kid in the early 1960s. Don’t remember exactly when. We were in a boat that capsized when we got swamped by another boat. I was entangled in the canopy and barely escaped.
I used to go to Medina lake right where you are flying and rent a 14 ft. Lone Star boat. I'd bring my own outboard motor and go fishing by the dam. It's really low! I'm surprised at how low the water level is.
My grandfather Ebben Holt supplied mules for construction of the dam. One task he was given was to relocate the Morman Colony cemetery. He did and those headstones are in the Pipe Creek cemetery about 6 miles east of the colony site on Fm 1283. But not known is that he only moved the headstones and did not dig up the graves themselves. "Those graves were consecrated and I was not about to touch them," he said. Not being a member of the LDS Church I've often wondered how he knew that. Perhaps he knew some of the descendants who remained in the area. There were also another 500 black workers there. There's a black cemetery in Bandera that my cousin Carl Holt Jr was was working to have restored in the late 1990's. Sadly he's no longer with us but restoration continued. Status unknown to me at this point. In your video which was excellent by the way but there was no footage of the spillway on the opposite side. The flood in 2002 was about two feet from going over the top. Despite scare tactics from a neighboring county there was no danger to the dam. They now (SAWS) have the water rights but have never been able to pump a drop of water. They did repair the floodgates however. Also this Dam was the 3rd largest concrete constructed dam in North America when it was completed. Privately financed and built. The same year of the flood, 2002 also saw the Guadelupe River flood and Canyon Lake dam had a huge gorge carved out below its spillway. Thankfully rains stopped and when reviewing pictured and film it's painfully obvious to many that it was getting very close. That dam is not concrete but what they call an earthen dam (dirt). An Uncle of mine, an engineer was hired to work on it. He hated it. "Doomed to fail, not if but when." Love to see you film that dam and the new gorge which exposed dinosaur tracks. Peace...
@albertdeleon6272 That cemetery is not far from the dam. I'll try and get exact location. At least 19 are buried in the concrete of the dam. Don't know what nationality and that figure is updated I believe.
@albertdeleon6272 Dinosaur tracks I know of are in two locations. One upstream of the lake a mile or so above Bandera but access needs to be made somewhere else as it's private property. The other is 12 miles from Bandera in Tarpley on a creek I won't name as it's also on private property and there is no legal access. Newly discovered tracks are below Canyon Lake Dam on the Guadelupe River in Canyon Lake Gorge Natural Area. That's the gorge that was created in 3 days during the 2002 flood. That a must see.
You are good at editing and providing a good backstory to this area. Enjoyed your this one too. Been flying for years, but I'm just getting started posting my drone videos and have several things to learn. I have yet to narrate during my videos like you do. You are good at it. Keep it going :-)
I have installed a lake pump in Medina when almost full. Seems deepest dive I ever did - - - - into the main river channel, coldest water I ever recalled in any Texas lake.
That's the Black Pearl at 5:18. It was once a construction barge that Travis Pastrana owned. You'll see it out and about often, sometimes anchored by the cliffs.
I remember a 3 Story Pontoon Boat there at the Lake in the 80's and 90's. Always had alot of people on it and loud music. Where did it go ??? They had a sign on it...."Iron Maiden" that was a cool boat
They were really concerned about that damn in 1978 flood, it took damage almost broke. I know every crook cranny in that Lake, in the early eighties I used to fish at Lake every weekend, for 2 years I run jet boats on that Lake, until I got tired of it being so low all the time, so I went and bought me a piece of land on LBJ problem solved constant level Lake. Used to dock at Hades Cove, Mr haby was a fine fellow, I understand his family gave up the most land for that Lake,
@@aaronlechuga3449 I’m actually going to be out that way next weekend and may have to do that. There are a couple places I’m going to visit out west of SA so stay tuned. Thanks for watching 👍
I tried fishing the lake a few years ago, but the water was so low I couldn't get my kayak to the water. I think the water was like a 15 foot drop from the ramp.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of shady stuff going on with this lake. SAWS is suing BMA water over a contract dispute. BMA water doesn’t want the Save Medina Lake folks flying their drones over the lake and sent them a cease and desist. There’s also rumors that water upstream has been rerouted to serve the growing west side of San Antonio. And we finally did get some significant rain on July 22. However, that is rarely the case. I’ve been documenting for 2 years a strange phenomenon where radar shows storms disintegrate on approach to the area then often reform after passing by. It seems to me someone wants this lake empty. We live near the lake and some of our neighbors wells are drying up. It’s gotten that bad.
Just want to let you know you’re not alone. I’ve been telling and showing people that for a long time now. Have you found the source(s) of the disturbances yet? I’m pretty sure you have!! Keep it up!!!
@@NillWill Thank you. It seems to be a multi-faceted approach. Whenever a front comes through from the north or west or when a tropical disturbance comes from the southeast, I record the radar images. I also look at flightradar24 and it seems the airforce flights ramp up during those weather events. Texans need to look up the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Weather Modification. It's right there in black and white. They admit it! And we pay for it.
@@its4michael Oh we know. We used to live in San Antonio and dealt with them. Our water bill went way up so the executives could all get bonuses. Now we live in a different county, on a well so we don't have a bill from them... But they STILL seem to be affecting us and our neighbors.
A great way to fix the water level issue would be to fix the canals that draw water from it. They're all soil ditches and lose 90% of the water before it even hits farmer land... Need state money for that tho since farmers don't give a rat's ass as they have water rights
@@charleskummerer the BMA which has control of the water rights and from what I understand hasn’t been transparent about where and how they spend the money. I do know they did some gate repairs 10-15 years ago. The canals where supposedly going to be upgraded but that has never happened. You are correct, those canals are extremely wasteful. The is a FB group Friends of Medina Lake I think is the name and if you are interested you can find out more information about the lake and BMA there. Thanks for watching.
💦 leak - 👻 ie. Stevie Ray Vaughan had a concert there. It's sad his 🚁 went down. 👋😎💨 Bryan I did a project on boat ramps made by the corps of engineers and I can't remember if it was Medina or canyon. ==== One of those two places they have some nuclear ones diamond cut and the trash cans are unbelievable.
@@bryancmcdonald3978 that would be Canyon Lake as it is a COE Reservoir built project. I did not know Stevie Ray Vaughan did a concert there. Very cool. Thanks for sharing 👍
@@jacoblozano5040 I have a DJI Mini 2 SE and it was a world of difference from all the other drones I've had. Very stable and very precise flight abilities.
Constructive criticism. Reduce the volume of your background music. It is quite literally drowning out what you are saying. Make it barely audible so it doesn't cover your narration. We were RVers before we settled in TX and went to the Medina lake RV park. One time it flooded and several other times it was in drought. We do like the area.
I am curious what drone are you using for your video? I could understand most of your narration, there were just maybe one or two instances where the music overpowered your voice, then I automatically turn on closed captioning on even things I hear well. Thank you for an informative and well done video, my opinion is you did a great presentation with good content and a good history lesson that kept my interest! Thank you Sir
Be careful with that drone, it's illegal to fly a drone over a government facility like water, wastewater, and electric production facilities. End up with some new bracelets.
Wrong there dummy. FAA controls the airspace. If whatever facility has not done their paperwork with the FAA they can’t say anything. So go do your homework before you open your flapper.
Good video content its a shame the music was the main star of the video this is why these small channels dont get to move up because of these simple mistakes
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I loved the music and the atmosphere. Perfect content
I remember driving over the dam for years! I have pictures of my kids walking over it and we used to swim in the spillway area. I was heartbroken when they locked off the dam. Sad that others won’t have that awesome memory.
@@diannerodriguez1387 I too remember walking across the dam and I remember being able to park right below the dam and watch the water come out of the gates. Fun memories. Thanks for watching and sharing. 😃
Spent a lot of time hiking, camping and fishing Medina lake in my youth. Wonderful memories.
This is some great camera work.
Well done!
Thanks for sharing. Loved the backstory.
@@Wingman115 thanks for watching 😊
I've spent lots of time there. It is a true gem when there is water in it but never a good fishing lake "comparatively". I haven't seen it that low in a very long time. Hopefully we get some better rains this year. There is some very cool spots past the spillway. Its supposed to be a restricted area but many folks wander back there and enjoy it.
That was a great video. Loved the ambient music during the whole thing. Audio levels were great. Thank you.
@@braedonclark6192 thanks for watching and letting me know 👍😃
Nice video, my house and property is about a mile and a half as the crow flies from where you were. I can’t wait till it fills back up. Hopefully soon. I did not know MICO stood for Medina Irrigation Company thanks for that tidbit. I’ve only lived there since 2021 but I love it. Peaceful. Keep up the good work.
@@BlackPilledWhite I love the lake. I also miss living out there. Looks like the lake has come up 5 feet in the past two days. Thanks for the comment
This was wonderful. Thank you
As a new Texan, I really enjoyed this informative video. Thank you for sharing.
@@drobousmc thanks for watching 😃
Great video been coming to this lake since i was a kid
ive always loved the hill country
Very interesting, thanks for sharing
@@eradicator187 thanks for watching
Nicely done
Nice job!
Thanks for this awesome video.
@@tomcaldwell5750 thanks for watching 👍
great vid - thanks
Moderator approved my sharing your video on Houston Drones FB page. Great work! Thx!
@@merlin1477024 hey cool, thanks for sharing 👍
Excellent content, good music - keep this up and this channel will grow! Howdy from the north side of SA.
@@hieyeque1 thanks for watching and the comment. 😊
Both of my grandfathers worked on this damm, one from Sabinal, the other from Rio Medina, one Mexican, one German. My dad later worked for a Mr. Zeller who I understand was Pres. of a San Antonio fishing club that was instrumental of the construction of this damm. The damm's English owners sold water to farmers along a canal, part of that is still near Castroville. Among many, I have had some good times in boats and swimming in the wonderful water it once held.
Great flying. Well done on the video.
Very nice, thank you.
I remember when you could drive across it
Nice video. I live between coves millican and seekatz. Very exciting and fun! Thank you.
Great view thanks
@@kimfyffe2dronevideos74 thanks for watching 👍
I was a little kid in the early 1960s. Don’t remember exactly when. We were in a boat that capsized when we got swamped by another boat. I was entangled in the canopy and barely escaped.
Great video....thanks.
I used to go to Medina lake right where you are flying and rent a 14 ft. Lone Star boat. I'd bring my own outboard motor and go fishing by the dam. It's really low! I'm surprised at how low the water level is.
My aunt and uncle lived in Mico. We used to drive over the damn to see the spillway overflow.
@@MissyDiharce My Mom owned the Cafe on the corner of 1283 in Mico after WWII. It was called Mack's Place.
Awesome footage
My grandfather Ebben Holt supplied mules for construction of the dam. One task he was given was to relocate the Morman Colony cemetery. He did and those headstones are in the Pipe Creek cemetery about 6 miles east of the colony site on Fm 1283. But not known is that he only moved the headstones and did not dig up the graves themselves. "Those graves were consecrated and I was not about to touch them," he said. Not being a member of the LDS Church I've often wondered how he knew that. Perhaps he knew some of the descendants who remained in the area. There were also another 500 black workers there. There's a black cemetery in Bandera that my cousin Carl Holt Jr was was working to have restored in the late 1990's. Sadly he's no longer with us but restoration continued. Status unknown to me at this point. In your video which was excellent by the way but there was no footage of the spillway on the opposite side. The flood in 2002 was about two feet from going over the top. Despite scare tactics from a neighboring county there was no danger to the dam. They now (SAWS) have the water rights but have never been able to pump a drop of water. They did repair the floodgates however. Also this Dam was the 3rd largest concrete constructed dam in North America when it was completed. Privately financed and built. The same year of the flood, 2002 also saw the Guadelupe River flood and Canyon Lake dam had a huge gorge carved out below its spillway. Thankfully rains stopped and when reviewing pictured and film it's painfully obvious to many that it was getting very close. That dam is not concrete but what they call an earthen dam (dirt). An Uncle of mine, an engineer was hired to work on it. He hated it. "Doomed to fail, not if but when." Love to see you film that dam and the new gorge which exposed dinosaur tracks. Peace...
Where did they buried the Mexican workers
Where are the dinosaur 🦕 tracks 👣
@albertdeleon6272 That cemetery is not far from the dam. I'll try and get exact location. At least 19 are buried in the concrete of the dam. Don't know what nationality and that figure is updated I believe.
@albertdeleon6272 Dinosaur tracks I know of are in two locations. One upstream of the lake a mile or so above Bandera but access needs to be made somewhere else as it's private property. The other is 12 miles from Bandera in Tarpley on a creek I won't name as it's also on private property and there is no legal access. Newly discovered tracks are below Canyon Lake Dam on the Guadelupe River in Canyon Lake Gorge Natural Area. That's the gorge that was created in 3 days during the 2002 flood. That a must see.
You are good at editing and providing a good backstory to this area. Enjoyed your this one too. Been flying for years, but I'm just getting started posting my drone videos and have several things to learn. I have yet to narrate during my videos like you do. You are good at it. Keep it going :-)
I have installed a lake pump in Medina when almost full. Seems deepest dive I ever did - - - - into the main river channel, coldest water I ever recalled in any Texas lake.
That's the Black Pearl at 5:18. It was once a construction barge that Travis Pastrana owned. You'll see it out and about often, sometimes anchored by the cliffs.
I remember a 3 Story Pontoon Boat there at the Lake in the 80's and 90's. Always had alot of people on it and loud music. Where did it go ??? They had a sign on it...."Iron Maiden" that was a cool boat
They were really concerned about that damn in 1978 flood, it took damage almost broke.
I know every crook cranny in that Lake, in the early eighties I used to fish at Lake every weekend, for 2 years I run jet boats on that Lake, until I got tired of it being so low all the time, so I went and bought me a piece of land on LBJ problem solved constant level Lake. Used to dock at Hades Cove, Mr haby was a fine fellow, I understand his family gave up the most land for that Lake,
i had a Jet Boat on the lake as well.
the lake is fine the way it is people..all we need is lots of rain possibly a year worth of rain..i spent mybvb youth years there having fun..
You should make a video of Lake Amistad in Del Rio Tx
@@aaronlechuga3449 I’m actually going to be out that way next weekend and may have to do that. There are a couple places I’m going to visit out west of SA so stay tuned. Thanks for watching 👍
@@aaronlechuga3449 and averhoff
I tried fishing the lake a few years ago, but the water was so low I couldn't get my kayak to the water. I think the water was like a 15 foot drop from the ramp.
@@Gunner-73 you should be able to launch your kayak at Red Cove and Joes marina near the dam.
As of today medina lake is a little creek. Very low.
Not Medina County, it's in Bandera County. Barely any of the lake is in Medina
Unfortunately, there is a lot of shady stuff going on with this lake. SAWS is suing BMA water over a contract dispute. BMA water doesn’t want the Save Medina Lake folks flying their drones over the lake and sent them a cease and desist. There’s also rumors that water upstream has been rerouted to serve the growing west side of San Antonio. And we finally did get some significant rain on July 22. However, that is rarely the case. I’ve been documenting for 2 years a strange phenomenon where radar shows storms disintegrate on approach to the area then often reform after passing by. It seems to me someone wants this lake empty. We live near the lake and some of our neighbors wells are drying up. It’s gotten that bad.
Just want to let you know you’re not alone. I’ve been telling and showing people that for a long time now. Have you found the source(s) of the disturbances yet?
I’m pretty sure you have!!
Keep it up!!!
SAWS shady...nooooway😂
@@NillWill Thank you. It seems to be a multi-faceted approach. Whenever a front comes through from the north or west or when a tropical disturbance comes from the southeast, I record the radar images. I also look at flightradar24 and it seems the airforce flights ramp up during those weather events. Texans need to look up the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Weather Modification. It's right there in black and white. They admit it! And we pay for it.
@@its4michael Oh we know. We used to live in San Antonio and dealt with them. Our water bill went way up so the executives could all get bonuses. Now we live in a different county, on a well so we don't have a bill from them... But they STILL seem to be affecting us and our neighbors.
@@NillWill My reply to you got deleted. Too much truth in it I suppose.
A great way to fix the water level issue would be to fix the canals that draw water from it. They're all soil ditches and lose 90% of the water before it even hits farmer land... Need state money for that tho since farmers don't give a rat's ass as they have water rights
@@charleskummerer the BMA which has control of the water rights and from what I understand hasn’t been transparent about where and how they spend the money. I do know they did some gate repairs 10-15 years ago. The canals where supposedly going to be upgraded but that has never happened. You are correct, those canals are extremely wasteful. The is a FB group Friends of Medina Lake I think is the name and if you are interested you can find out more information about the lake and BMA there. Thanks for watching.
@@dancarmony5107 good to know 👍
💦 leak - 👻 ie.
Stevie Ray Vaughan had a concert there.
It's sad his 🚁 went down.
👋😎💨 Bryan
I did a project on boat ramps made by the corps of engineers and I can't remember if it was Medina or canyon.
====
One of those two places they have some nuclear ones diamond cut and the trash cans are unbelievable.
@@bryancmcdonald3978 that would be Canyon Lake as it is a COE Reservoir built project.
I did not know Stevie Ray Vaughan did a concert there. Very cool. Thanks for sharing 👍
What kind of drone is that?
I believe it's a DJI Mini 2 4K
@@SonicPimpTX thank you! I’m getting one .
@@jacoblozano5040 I have a DJI Mini 2 SE and it was a world of difference from all the other drones I've had. Very stable and very precise flight abilities.
What? What did you say?I can’t understand you!somebody is playing their music really loud!!!!
Absolutely HATE when creators cover their videos with music.
Constructive criticism. Reduce the volume of your background music. It is quite literally drowning out what you are saying. Make it barely audible so it doesn't cover your narration. We were RVers before we settled in TX and went to the Medina lake RV park. One time it flooded and several other times it was in drought. We do like the area.
@@oldtanker4860 I’m still working on the audio. I think I need to speak louse into the mic. Thanks for the CC. 👍
@@dancarmony5107no need for any music at all
I am watching and listening for the first time. Voiceover and music seem balanced in my opinion.
I like the music
I am curious what drone are you using for your video? I could understand most of your narration, there were just maybe one or two instances where the music overpowered your voice, then I automatically turn on closed captioning on even things I hear well. Thank you for an informative and well done video, my opinion is you did a great presentation with good content and a good history lesson that kept my interest! Thank you Sir
Be careful with that drone, it's illegal to fly a drone over a government facility like water, wastewater, and electric production facilities. End up with some new bracelets.
It's not a govt. facility.
Incorrect.
Wrong there dummy. FAA controls the airspace. If whatever facility has not done their paperwork with the FAA they can’t say anything. So go do your homework before you open your flapper.
Btw Dan great video!
@@liebrechtjr11 Illegal to fly near critical infrastructure facilities......guess who determines that when the time comes....
The music is too loud...
Good video content its a shame the music was the main star of the video this is why these small channels dont get to move up because of these simple mistakes
The back ground music is to loud for me to try to listen to!!