Inks Dam was constructed from 1936 to 1938 and forms

Inks Lake Inks Lake is a reservoir on the Colorado River in the Texas Hill Country in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1938 by the construction of Inks Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Located near Burnet, Texas, the lake serves ...

, one of the seven

Texas Highland Lakes The Texas Highland Lakes is a chain of fresh water reservoirs in Central Texas formed by dams on the lower Colorado River. The Texas Colorado River winds southeast from West Texas to Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The lower Colorado River ...

. The lake and dam are owned and operated by the

Lower Colorado River Authority The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is a nonprofit public utility created in November 1934 by the Texas Legislature. LCRA's mission is to enhance the lives of the Texans it serves through water stewardship, energy and community service. LCR ...

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 with a total of for fish production. The facility also has an isolation building for endangered species containing aquariums of various sizes of circular tanks.

References

External links

LCRA Website

Camp Longhorn Website
buildings and structures in Burnet County, Texas buildings and structures in Llano County, Texas dams completed in 1938 dams in Texas hydroelectric power plants in Texas Lower Colorado River Authority dams {{US-dam-stub