Lake Waco
General data
- Name: Lake Waco
- Water system: Brazos River
- Water type: Artificial lake
- Progression: Bosque River -> Brazos River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
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, Bellmead , Hewitt, Robinson, Woodway 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 (97,000,000 m3 of water and is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.