Friday, September 21, 2012

Lake disappearing in Texas

Kyle Lyssy is scoping out a spot to drop his boat -- drop it and hit water, that is -- in a lake that's literally hit rock bottom.

"I've lived around here my whole life and this is a new, personal record for me to see it like this," he says.

The views are armageddon-like, with boat docks clutching at cliff sides, and stairs and ramps that lead nowhere. With some merchants reporting business down 70 percent, recreational sports have dried up a bit, too.

Medina Lake is at 13 percent capacity - the victim of more than two years of drought. Built a hundred years ago to help farmers irrigate their crops downstream, the lake serves its purpose well...
 

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