Lake Waco
| Lake Waco | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of Lake Waco and dam (circa 1960s). | |
| Location | Waco, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 31°35′01″N 97°12′02″W / 31.58361°N 97.20056°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Bosque River |
| Primary outflows | Bosque River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 8,190 acres (33.1 km2) Max 7,712 acres (31.21 km2) Average |
| Max. depth | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Surface elevation | 462 ft (141 m) |
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.