Planning Map of Lake Waco

ID: 665 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Planning Map of Lake Waco

The construction of the new dam expanded the lake, covering a portion of the nearby town Speegleville. The new lake also interfered with Highway 6. In the 1960s, a bridge to accommodate highway traffic was added.

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By Amanda Sawyer
Lake Waco is a reservoir and artificial lake which serves a variety of functions for the city of Waco. The dam was built in 1929 in order to control flooding of the Bosque River and to provide the city with a reliable water source. In 1961, a modern…