CANYON LAKE

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is starting to stock ponds, lakes and rivers with rainbow trout for the season.

Rain showers have brought a glimmer of hope for the future of Canyon Lake.

The dam service road at Canyon Lake will temporarily close for embankment maintenance, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said.

We’ve had a week of really cool stories that I’m excited to share with you (if you haven’t seen them already)!

Canyon Lake has been making headlines all summer for record low water levels but more recently, the receding water revealed a cave that was previously hidden underwater and one man who works on the lake went to look inside.

The water level at Canyon Lake is continuing to drop even further down from its lowest point in recorded history but the low levels have revealed some interesting geological features that are usually hidden beneath the water’s surface.

The Cliff Carver at Camp Fimfo Texas Hill Country is a gravity-propelled sled that includes manual brakes and allows adventurers to bob and weave at speeds up to 25 mph along a nearly one-mile track in the Canyon Lake area.

With record-breaking heat and ongoing drought, business owners across Comal County were concerned about what tourism would look like in Summer 2023. But the Canyon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce said they still saw business.

Only three boat ramps are expected to be open this weekend at Canyon Lake as the water levels dip even lower.

Only three boat ramps are expected to be open this weekend at Canyon Lake as the water levels dip even lower.

A Canyon Lake couple made a strange discovery in their rain gutter on Wednesday and it’s left wildlife officials guessing at what the mystery animal might be.

Another boat ramp has closed at Canyon Lake as water levels continue to drop to historic lows.

According to the Water Data for Texas, a year ago, Canyon Lake was close to 90 percent full. Today, it’s sitting at about 68.5 percent.

It’s official - Canyon Lake has just registered its lowest level in recorded history thanks to two brutally hot, record-breaking summers.

As Canyon Lake creeps closer to a historic low water level, many of the lake’s boat ramps have closed.

Due to dropping lake levels, Potters Creek Boat Ramp 21 at Canyon Lake will close on Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said.

Canyon Lake is inching closer to a historic low after two brutally hot and arid Texas summers.

If you’ve been to Canyon Lake recently you might have noticed some green stuff floating on the lake’s surface — turns out it is an aquatic plant called hydrilla.

Here at KSAT, we’ve been reporting on the effects on waterways due to the lack of rain.

Some swimming holes are drying up while other popular swim spots are ankle-deep, leaving Texans with fewer options to cool off in 100-degree weather.

The lake was roughly 72.5% full on Thursday, with the mean water level measured at 894.99′ above sea level. That’s 14′ below the conservation pool level of 904′, which is what most people would refer to as “full.”

Dry conditions across Texas have led to Stage 3 drought restrictions for some areas outside Bexar County.

Excessive demand for water amid ongoing line repairs has prompted the Texas Water Company to issue emergency drought-stage watering conditions due to low water storage.

Texas Park and Wildlife are investigating after a 49-year-old man drowned Saturday afternoon, according to the Comal County Sheriff’s Office.

The group’s mission is to improve the side effects of post-traumatic stress, anxiety and injuries that veterans and first responders suffer.

The dam service road at Canyon Lake will temporarily close for embankment maintenance, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said.

The National Weather Service confirmed that a EF0 tornado touched down near Canyon Lake late Thursday night as heavy storms swept through the area.

The dam service road at Canyon Lake will temporarily close for embankment maintenance, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said.

The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 24-year-old woman who disappeared near Canyon Lake last month.

Canyon Lake is a popular destination for people in the San Antonio area, but the state health department is warning about the possible dangers of consuming its fish.

Some bans and advisories are in place for fish caught in parts of San Antonio, Central Texas, South Texas and along the Gulf Coast.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said work on the control tower service bridge will precede gate replacement work

Neighbors who live in the Vintage Oaks subdivision off Highway 46 are leading a community effort to clean up the mess left behind.

Last weekend the Canyon Lake baseball team hosted its sixth annual community food drive.

Principal Mark Oberholtzer told parents in a letter on Tuesday that he had learned the day before about allegations of a teacher, Orlando Naumann, having engaged in “inappropriate communication” with a student. Naumann resigned in the face of an investigation, but has not been charged or arrested.

A convicted thief who was in prison as recently as 2018 is accused of accepting nearly $14,000 for Canyon Lake fencing work and then not completing the project.

A former teacher at Canyon Lake High School was arrested on Nov. 14 for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student.

A Canyon Lake man was sentenced to 30 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after he was found guilty for the distribution and receipt of child pornography.

Overlook Park at Canyon Lake will reopen next month after months of construction.

Divers have located the body of a missing 22-year-old camper from Houston in Canyon Lake near Potters Creek Park, according to the Comal County Sheriff’s Office.

A 22-year-old camper disappeared at Canyon Lake over the weekend and is still unaccounted for as of Monday night.

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The overlook park at Canyon Lake and access to the dam will be closed for several weeks, starting Monday.

The 2022 high school football season got even wilder during Week 8, as Alamo Heights defeated Harlandale to lead a crazy District 14-5A Division II race, Reagan completed a remarkable 21-point 4th-quarter comeback to take down Johnson and La Vernia moved their home game to Floresville due to a unique set of circumstances.

A map of ZIP codes for San Antonio and the surrounding areas is providing insight into average home values as the housing market starts to cool down.

Week 4 of the 2022 high school football season was highlighted by offensive fireworks, as Canyon raced past Champion in KSAT 12's Game of the Week, Davenport scored 62 points in a win over Lockhart and Jefferson edged Brackenridge in overtime.

A Canyon Lake man was sentenced for defrauding financial institutions in San Antonio and using the money for personal expenses like a Port Aransas beach house and $100,000 pool, according to federal authorities.

Dozens of Spring Branch residents attended a meeting hosted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) after bringing up concerns about the release of treated wastewater into a creek that feeds into Canyon Lake and the possible development of more than 700 homes.

Four boat ramps at Canyon Lake are closed as the water level continues to drop.

Spring Branch residents are voicing their concerns Thursday, August 11, over a permit that would allow 260,000 gallons of domestic wastewater to be deposited daily into Cypress Creek and then to Guadalupe River, according to Texas Commission of Environmental Quality documents.

A Canyon Lake man was found guilty of sharing more than 115,000 images of child pornography on the internet, according to federal authorities.

Drought conditions have taken a heavy toll on area rivers and streams.

Over the July 4 weekend, Texas Game Wardens reported 10 drownings and one boat-related death.

Rob Berlingeri went under on Sunday evening after falling off his boat with his toddler daughter.

Yacob Hickman, 25, is charged with the death of Paul Stautzenberger, 51.

Canyon Lake officials are taking steps to prevent overcrowding and pollution at the park. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said large crowds in recent weeks have caused concern for public safety and the environment.

There are tons of fishing spots around San Antonio that are great for casting and many fishing fans likely have their own secret spot.

Two people are dead after authorities said they were struck by a boat on Canyon Lake late last week.

A 50-year-old man who drowned at Canyon Lake over the weekend has been identified by Comal County authorities.

Friends of the man, who was in his 40s, said he did not know how to swim but he was wearing a personal flotation device when he got into the water from a boat.

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The Guadalupe Trail and the Stilling Basin parking lots at Canyon Lake will be closed for several months for maintenance work, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said.

Update:

A new public hiking trail with eight overlook spots is about to be unveiled at the Canyon Lake Gorge.

A New Braunfels woman claims her dog was tied to a pole with a cement block and left to drown. Now, Comal County sheriff’s deputies are searching for the suspect.

Brandon Michael Cramer, 27, is charged with aggravated assault-family violence.

The body of Celestin Mc-Angy, 26, of Schertz, was recovered at around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, according to a report by the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung and the Comal County Emergency Services District No. 3.

A murder case that has been investigated since 1986 has finally yielded two arrests, according to the Comal County Sheriff's Office.

In the fourth round of the UIL Class 6A softball playoffs, O'Connor scored 6-runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to defeat Judson in game 1, while the Reagan and Navarro baseball teams keep their seasons alive with game two victories over Smithson Valley and Canyon Lake respectively.

In the third round of the high school baseball playoffs, Smithson Valley comes from behind to defeat Reagan 4-3 in 8 innings to a one-game series lead, while Navarro drops their series opener 3-0 to Canyon Lake.

An Airbnb listing in Canyon Lake, known as the Skyhouse, is a on the travel wishlist of write, director and actress Mindy Kaling.

The EF1 tornado in Medina County had maximum winds of 110 mph and was on the ground for 8 minutes.

CANYON LAKE, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on Tuesday that it would be leasing Canyon Lake Park to the Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County. Javier Pérez Ortiz, the lake manager, said WORD would be releasing additional information on their website and social media. “We believe WORD will be an excellent steward of Canyon Lake Park and will be able to offer an exceptional recreational experience to our residents and visitors,” Ortiz said. Mike Dussere, general manager of WORD, said that the information regarding the park will be available to the public in the coming days. “We know there will be many questions and we will be issuing much more information to the public soon,” Dussere said.

Radar image from 1:12am around Canyon Lake showing rotation over the lake. A tornado warning was issued around 1 a.m. Tuesday for a cell showing rotation near Canyon Lake. The National Weather Service conducted a survey in the area on Tuesday and confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind gusts of 100 mph lasted from 1:04 AM to 1:06 AM Tuesday morning. It continues, “damage was near Canyon Lake boat ramp #6 on the south central side of the lake along and near Canyon Lake Drive and Rimrock Pass.”AdA wider view of the track of the EF-1 tornado on the west side of Canyon Lake (Copyright KSAT 2021 - All rights reserved)A close-up view of the track of the EF-1 tornado on the west side of Canyon Lake (Copyright KSAT 2021 - All rights reserved)KSAT also received several reports of large hail, up to the size of golf balls, around Boerne. The National Weather Service in New Braunfels determined that collapsed walls in the downtown area were caused by straight line winds or a microburst.

These screenshots from surveillance were taken inside the Capitol and shown in Evans' charging document. SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio-area man accused of climbing through a broken window of the U.S. Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 siege allegedly took shots of Fireball whiskey in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, according to FBI records. The video shows a man matching Evans’ appearance with a megaphone, saying “I don’t support looting, I don’t support the violence. (FBI)Footage from CCTV also shows a man matching Evans’ appearance climbing through a broken window at 3 p.m. on Jan. 6. GPS data from Google also placed Evans at the Capitol on Jan. 6, documents state.

CANYON LAKE, Texas – One person is dead and another is hospitalized following a mobile home fire at Canyon Lake, according to Canyon Lake firefighters. Firefighters said the single-wide mobile home was showing heavy fire when they arrived and they received reports of residents still inside. Flames were intense as firefighters worked to extinguish them throughout the residence. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Comal County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Comal County Sheriff’s Office. RELATED: Two men safely escape house fire on Southwest Side, firefighters say

2 adults, 1 child injured in small plane crash north of Canyon LakePublished: September 7, 2020, 5:14 pmTwo adults and a child were injured in a small plane crash Monday north of Canyon Lake, officials said.

CANYON LAKE – Two adults and a child were injured in a small plane crash Monday north of Canyon Lake, officials said. Canyon Lake Fire Chief Darren Brinkkoeter said the adults were airlifted to Ascension Seton Hays Hospital in Kyle. The child was released to a parent who later arrived at the scene. The crash was reported at 1:04 p.m. in the 200 block of Primrose Path in Canyon Lake, Brinkkoeter said. The flight path shows the plane took off from Fort Stockton around 11 a.m. and was bound for Canyon Lake Airport.

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas Comal County officials on Tuesday confirmed nine more people have died of COVID-19 complications, for a total of 71 deaths in the county. The deaths include:A Canyon Lake woman in her 80s died August 3 in a San Antonio hospital. Comal County officials confirmed 88 new cases. Comal County officials also confirmed eight more recoveries, for a total of 1,877. On Thursday, Comal County hospitals reported caring for 19 COVID-19 patients, including 10 who are in intensive care and eight on ventilators.

COMAL COUNTY, Texas – Authorities have located and recovered the body of Luis Rodriguez, a 25-year-old who was reported missing at Canyon Lake last weekend. Rodriguez was found by the Houston and Harris County Dive Team, the Canyon Lake Fire Department and Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens at 5 p.m. Thursday, according to officials. He first disappeared on the Fourth of July, and officials suspected he had drowned at Party Cove in Canyon Lake. Soon after, deputies, game wardens and Canyon Lake Fire staff and EMS began their search for Rodriguez last weekend and have continued to search until he was recovered on Thursday. RELATED: Officials still searching for missing 25-year-old man who they fear has drowned in Canyon Lake

Search continues for missing 25-year-old man who may have drowned in Canyon LakePublished: July 5, 2020, 5:50 pmA 25-year-old man was last seen jumping off of a boat and into the lake.

COMAL COUNTY, Texas The search for a missing 25-year-old man who may have drowned at Party Cove in Canyon Lake is still underway by Comal County officials. The search for Rodriguez began Saturday, July 4th, and Rodriguez was last seen at 4 p.m., according to the CCSO. Moments later, deputies, game wardens and Canyon Lake Fire staff and EMS began searching the area. Anyone with more information on Rodriguezs whereabouts is urged to contact the Comal County Sheriffs Office at 830-620-3400. RELATED: Officials still searching for missing 25-year-old man who they fear has drowned in Canyon Lake

COMAL COUNTY, Texas – Comal County officials and first responders are searching for a missing 25-year-old man in Canyon Lake near a boat ramp, who they suspect may have drowned. Officials were still searching the area around boat ramp 7 on the lake, as of around 6 p.m. Saturday. A dive team has been requested; however, because it’s a holiday, no one is available until Sunday, according to Comal County officials. The search for the missing man will continue until it gets dark, officials said. RELATED: 4-year-old boy hospitalized, in serious condition after nearly drowning in family’s pool on 4th of July, police say

COMAL COUNTY, Texas – With Bexar County and San Antonio city parks closed Friday through Sunday due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, Canyon Lake is seeing especially increased volume for the holiday weekend. Officials say the increase in visitors is likely due to the temporary shutdown of the public parks, meaning increased vigilance for firefighters guarding the lake. Marine 53, a fireboat, will be staffed with trained professionals who are going to be patrolling the lake. The extra safety measures come as San Antonio area health officials announced increased hospitalizations following Memorial Day. While the firefighters patrolling Canyon Lake are equipped to handle on scene emergencies, they want to remind the community how important it is for folks to heed the guidelines issued in the fight against COVID-19.

Emergency crew preparing for crowds coming to Canyon Lake for the holiday weekendIf you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.

COMAL COUNTY, Texas – The Comal County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in a fatal stabbing that happened on Sunday, and apprehended a suspect in the case. “Deputies with the Comal County Directed Deployment unit located the vehicle described as a gold Toyota Camry traveling on FM 2673 in Startzville. Davis was taken into custody and transported to the Criminal Investigation Division for questioning, the Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff’s Office said Davis confessed to the stabbing and is currently being held at the Comal County Jail. The investigation by Detectives with Comal County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Rangers is ongoing.

CANYON LAKE, Texas Large crowds at recreational areas around Canyon Lake have caused safety and environmental impact concerns, officials said Tuesday. Due to those concerns, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Canyon Lake will temporarily close recreational areas on Saturdays, Sundays and major holidays, according to a press release. In an effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19, USACE urged customers to follow social distancing and other CDC guidelines as parks were reopened in May. Anyone looking for additional information is asked to call the Canyon Lake Office at 830-964-3341. Visitors are asked to follow CDC guidelines, practice leave-no-trace, use designated trash cans and always wear a life jacket when boating.

CANYON LAKE, TEXAS – As Texas continues to reopen, campers are making their way to Canyon Lake to celebrate Memorial Day weekend. “Everyone wants to know what parks are open and is the lake open,” said Terri Teschener, lead ranger at Canyon Lake. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced that state campgrounds have reopened. Other federally-operated spots like Canyon Park have stayed closed. “This is like a silent boogie man out there that everybody is worried about but you can’t see.”These places are open for Memorial Day recreation

Campers make their way out to Canyon lake for Memorial Day weekendIf you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.

CANYON LAKE, Texas – The Cessna 210 that a pilot used to make an emergency landing on April 28 in Canyon Lake is now officially out of the water. The pilot made an emergency landing in Canyon Lake and had to ditch the plane in the water, officials said. Both the pilot and another passenger aboard the plane swam to shore after the landing and were transported by emergency medical service to Christus Santa Rosa with non-life threatening injuries. George Vigue told KSAT he saw divers start attaching airbags to the plane around 10 a.m. Wednesday. Canyon Lake Fire officials told Canyon Lake Texas News that the plane is submerged in 15-18 feet of water.

A small white plane made an emergency landing in Canyon Lake Tuesday and Comal County officials confirmed two adult males were in the plane at the time of the landing. “I ran to the back yard to find the front half of the plane submerged. I thought for sure they were dead,” Canady told KSAT Wednesday. According to Canady, the plane was submerged by the time he gave the address to the 911 dispatcher. Comal County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jennifer Smith said the men aboard the plane were transported by emergency medical service to Christus Santa Rosa with non-life threatening injuries on Tuesday.

CANYON LAKE, Texas – A small white plane made an emergency landing in Canyon Lake Tuesday after the pilot had to ditch the plane in the water, officials said. ’I thought for sure they were dead:’ Man recounts helping passengers to shore after emergency plane landing in Canyon LakeSmith confirmed the pair were traveling from Midland to New Braunfels. One guy seemed really dazed and confused.”“It sounded like a huge, very loud door slam,” said Cynthia Graham, another neighbor who was in the area at the time of the emergency landing, in an interview with KSAT. Full Screen 1 / 7 Plane crash at Canyon LakeCanyon Lake Fire officials told Canyon Lake Texas News that the plane is submerged in 15-18 feet of water. The FAA lists a forced or precautionary landing on water as a type of emergency landing.

Deep below the choppy waves of a popular lake lies a piece of forgotten Hill Country history.

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CANYON LAKE, Texas – Groundbreaking ceremonies on Thursday marked a new beginning for Marine Gunnery Sgt. Travis Green who lost his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2011, where he was serving as an ordinance disposal expert. Green and his family are receiving a new "smart home," complete with an array of features to make life easier and offer him more independence. The home is being built as a part of a program called "Building for America's Bravest," which is sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation and the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, as well as numerous corporate participants. "His daughters can run freely around the house and he will have more room to get around himself," Wagasy said.