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Inks Dam

<p><b>Inks Dam</b> was constructed from 1936 to 1938 and forms <a href="/en/Inks_Lake" title="Inks Lake" class="wl">Inks Lake</a>, one of the seven <a href="/en/Texas_Highland_Lakes" title="Texas Highland Lakes" class="wl">Texas Highland Lakes</a>. The lake and dam are owned and operated by the <a href="/en/Lower_Colorado_River_Authority" title="Lower Colorado River Authority" class="wl">Lower Colorado River Authority</a> for hydropower generation and recreational purposes and are named for Roy B. Inks, one of the original members on the LCRA Board of Directors. </p>

<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt1">Dam in  Texas, United States</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Inks Dam, Official name, Location, Coordinate...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org notheme" style="background-color:skyblue;">Inks Dam</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Roy_B_Inks_Dam.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Roy_B_Inks_Dam.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Roy_B_Inks_Dam.jpg/220px-Roy_B_Inks_Dam.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="2667" data-file-height="1500" data-file-type="bitmap" height="124" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Roy_B_Inks_Dam.jpg/330px-Roy_B_Inks_Dam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Roy_B_Inks_Dam.jpg/440px-Roy_B_Inks_Dam.jpg 2x" alt="Roy_B_Inks_Dam.jpg"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official name</th><td class="infobox-data">Inks Dam</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Burnet_County,_Texas" title="Burnet County, Texas" class="wl">Burnet</a> / <a href="/en/Llano_County,_Texas" title="Llano County, Texas" class="wl">Llano</a> counties, <a href="/en/Texas" title="Texas" class="wl">Texas</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1073938472" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a rel="mw:ExtLink" href="//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Inks_Dam&amp;params=30_43_52_N_98_23_5_W_type:landmark" class="external text" target="_blank"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms"><span class="latitude">30°43′52″N</span> <span class="longitude">98°23′5″W</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction<span>&nbsp;</span>began</th><td class="infobox-data">1936</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening<span>&nbsp;</span>date</th><td class="infobox-data">1938</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Lower_Colorado_River_Authority" title="Lower Colorado River Authority" class="wl">Lower Colorado River Authority</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color:skyblue;">Dam and spillways</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Impounds</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Colorado_River_(Texas)" title="Colorado River (Texas)" class="wl">Colorado River</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">96.5 feet (29.4<span>&nbsp;</span>m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">1,547.5 feet (471.7<span>&nbsp;</span>m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Width<span>&nbsp;</span>(base)</th><td class="infobox-data">75.1 feet (22.9<span>&nbsp;</span>m)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color:skyblue;">Reservoir</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Creates</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Inks_Lake" title="Inks Lake" class="wl">Inks Lake</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color:skyblue;">Power Station</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Water_turbine" title="Water turbine" class="wl">Turbines</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Nameplate_capacity" title="Nameplate capacity" class="wl">Installed<span>&nbsp;</span>capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">13.8 MW</td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>The Dam is also home to a national fish hatchery. Located just downriver from the spillway, Inks Dam NFH has 30 ponds ranging in size from <span>0.25 to 1.5 acres (0.10 to 0.61</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>ha)</span> with a total of <span>28 acres (11</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>ha)</span> for fish production. The facility also has an isolation building for endangered species containing aquariums of various sizes of circular tanks.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></p>



Inks Dam was constructed from 1936 to 1938 and forms Inks Lake, one of the seven Texas Highland Lakes. The lake and dam are owned and operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority for hydropower generation and recreational purposes and are named for Roy B. Inks, one of the original members on the LCRA Board of Directors.  The Dam is also home to a national fish hatchery. Located just downriver from the spillway, Inks Dam NFH has 30 ponds ranging in size from 0.25 to 1.5 acres with a total of 28 acres for fish production. The facility also has an isolation building for endangered species containing aquariums of various sizes of circular tanks. 