Lake Waco Dam
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Lake Waco Dam
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Lake Waco
- Geologic interval
- Late Cenomanian
- Age
- 100.5–93.9 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
"at the foot of the southeast end of the old Lake Waco Dam, west of Waco" (coordinate based on Waco Dam)
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 90465 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Lake Waco Dam
Can you collect at Lake Waco Dam?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Lake Waco Dam?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.