Lake Waco Comprehensive Study: Background and overview

Figures & data

Figure 1 (a) River basins associated with Lake Waco. (b) Location of dairy operations and wastewater discharges in the Lake Waco watershed.

Figure 2Sampling stations within Lake Waco.

Table 1 Land uses in the Lake Waco basin, with percentage contributions to watershed area and nutrient loading to Lake Waco.

		Percent of Watershed Contribution to Lake Waco (after McFarland and Hauck 1999)
Land Use	Percentage of Watershed	Total Phosphorus	Total Nitrogen
Woodland and Range (Natural)	75	30	21
Urban	<3	10	5
Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharges	*	4	1
Cropland (row and cover crops)	17	19	51
Pastureland (non CAFO animals)	14	16	17
CAFO – (Stockyard and waste disposal fields)	<5	21	5
*Not itemized separately (wastewater facilities included in urban land use).

McFarland , A and Hauck , L . 1999 . Existing nutrient sources and contributions to the Bosque River watershed , Stephenville , (TX) : Tarleton State University . TIAER PR9811

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