A plan for dredging White Rock Lake is coming together.
Dallas Park & Recreation in collaboration with engineering, planning and consulting firm Freese and Nichols hosted a community meeting on this topic Dec. 2 at the Bath House Cultural Center.
White Rock Lake hasn’t been dredged since 1998. Historically, dredging has occurred about every 20 years, and on average, about 170,000 cubic yards of sediment are deposited in the lake every year. Sediment typically comes from upstream, so it could be captured before it gets to the lake, but that idea hasn’t come to fruition. Those who use the lake for boating know that dredging is needed because buildup of sediment creates unsafe water depth…