About the Lake Waco Wetlands

Functions of a Wetland

To provide habitat for native animals and plants in the central Texas region.
To environmentally show how plants in a wetland help “clean” water.
To provide educational programs and science based activities for wetland visitors.

Constructed as a habitat mitigation project that began in 2001 as a result of the Lake Waco Pool Rise (raising the level of Lake Waco by seven feet).
Over 180-acres
Partners in construction, programs and research: City of Waco, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, and Baylor University.
Home to a variety of aquatic and terrestrial plants, mammals, insects, amphibians and reptiles
Research and Education Building: completed in 2004, hub in educating visitors on aspects of a wetland environment. Baylor University is actively involved in research projects that further enhance aquatic, geologic and forestry education in the area.