Inks Dam

Inks Dam
Inks Dam
	Interactive map of Inks Dam
Official name	Inks Dam
Location	Burnet / Llano counties, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates	30°43′52″N 98°23′5″W / 30.73111°N 98.38472°W
Construction began	1936
Opening date	1938
Operator	Lower Colorado River Authority
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Colorado River
Height	96.5 feet (29.4 m)
Length	1,547.5 feet (471.7 m)
Width (base)	75.1 feet (22.9 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Inks Lake
Power Station
Turbines	1
Installed capacity	13.8 MW

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 (0.10 to 0.61 ha) with a total of 28 acres (11 ha) for fish production. The facility also has an isolation building for endangered species containing aquariums of various sizes of circular tanks.^[1]