Lake Waco

Lake Waco
Aerial view of Lake Waco and dam (circa 1960s).
Location of Lake Waco in Texas, USA.
Location of Lake Waco in Texas, USA.
Lake Waco
Location of Lake Waco in Texas, USA.
Location of Lake Waco in Texas, USA.
Lake Waco
LocationWaco, Texas,
United States
Coordinates31°35′01″N 97°12′02″W / 31.58361°N 97.20056°W / 31.58361; -97.20056
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsBosque River
Primary outflowsBosque River
Basin countriesUnited States
Aerial photo of Lake Waco looking south. Waco Regional Airport in foreground.
Agarita, a shrub found near Lake Waco
Wild Petunia
Great Blue Heron
American Beaver
Southern half of Lake Waco with Twin Bridges (Texas State Highway 6) in view

Lake Waco is a man-made reservoir located on the west side of Waco, in McLennan County, Texas. It provides water to several cities in the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area, including Waco (pop. 135,858), Bellmead (pop. 9,901), Hewitt (pop. 13,368), Robinson (pop. 10,509), Woodway (pop. 8,452) and others in the Cross Timbers and Prairies ecoregion of Texas. Lake Waco was formed by a dam built on the Bosque River basin. The lake has 79,000 acre-feet (97,000,000 m3) of water and is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.