Description: Learn about the Lake Waco Wetlands, including the location and history of the site.
The City of Waco is in Stage 2 of our Drought Contingency Plan as of July 13, 2022 limiting water use.
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The vision of Waco's future is how the Lake Waco Wetlands came to be. In 2000, the Waco City Council voted to increase the level of Lake Waco by seven feet. This provided an additional 20,000 acre-feet of water.