Lake Waco
Lake Waco is a Texas lake in Central Texas / McLennan. This page shows its current water level, weather, boat ramps and an honest read on whether a trip is worth it, with the observed time of every reading.
Facts about Lake Waco
- Conservation pool elevation: 462 ft above sea level. Surface area at that level: 8,400 acres. (Source: USACE / no real-time pool gauge; USGS 08095600 (Bosque Rv nr Waco) is a stream gauge, not a lake gauge, and was removed, as of 2026-11-01.)
- Species Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) names for this lake: Channel, blue & flathead catfish, Largemouth bass, White bass, Crappie, Hybrid Striped Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Striped Bass, Smallmouth Buffalo, Common Carp, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Black Crappie. (Source: TPWD lake page, as of 2026-10-06.)
- TPWD lists 29 public boat ramps within 10 miles of this water's map point, the closest being Bosque River Public Ramp; Lake Waco Public Ramp; Speegleville Park (Lake Waco); Lacy Point (Lake Waco); Koehne Park (Lake Waco). (Source: TPWD public boat ramp data, as of 2026-10-06.)
Nearby Texas lakes
- Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir
- Aquilla Lake
- Lake Whitney
- Lake Belton
- Navarro Mills Lake
- Stillhouse Hollow Lake
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