Ascarate Lake is almost 90 years old and the city of El Paso has, (finally), decided it’s time for an upgrade.
Ascarate Lake is a fairly small lake but, being that we’re in the middle of the desert, it’s one of the largest in the area. It’s totally manmade and was first built, (or dug, filled … whatever), in 1939. It officially opened to the public in 1940.
Ascarate lake has been around a long time, outlasting other lakes near El Paso like Mountain Shadow and the ones that used to be near the coliseum and in Memorial Park. You can read more about them here.
What Is Happening At Ascarate Lake
According to El Paso Matters, among other things, El Paso now has a cool $30 mill to spend on things like improving water quality, (so the fish won’t keep dying), and possibly dredging the bottom to make it deeper…