# Inks Dam

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{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox dam
| name                 = Inks Dam
| image                = Roy B Inks Dam.jpg
| name_official        = Inks Dam
| dam_crosses          = [Colorado River](/source/Colorado_River_(Texas))
| res_name             = [Inks Lake](/source/Inks_Lake)
| location             = [Burnet](/source/Burnet_County%2C_Texas) / [Llano](/source/Llano_County%2C_Texas) counties, [Texas](/source/Texas), U.S.
| operator             = [Lower Colorado River Authority](/source/Lower_Colorado_River_Authority)
| dam_length           = {{convert|1547.5|ft|m|1}}
| dam_height           = {{convert|96.5|ft|m|1}}
| dam_width_base       =  {{convert|75.1|ft|m|1}}
| construction_began   = 1936
| opening              = 1938 
| plant_turbines       = 1 
| plant_capacity       = 13.8 MW
| coordinates          = {{coord|30|43|52|N|98|23|5|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Inks Dam''' was constructed from 1936 to 1938 and forms [Inks Lake](/source/Inks_Lake), one of the seven [Texas Highland Lakes](/source/Texas_Highland_Lakes). The lake and dam are owned and operated by the [Lower Colorado River Authority](/source/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 {{convert|0.25|to|1.5|acre}} with a total of {{convert|28|acres}} for fish production. The facility also has an isolation building for endangered species containing aquariums of various sizes of circular tanks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inks Dam NFH, Home|url=https://www.fws.gov/southwest/fisheries/inks_dam/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=www.fws.gov}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{stack|{{Portal|Texas|Water|Renewable energy}}}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030812225323/http://www.lcra.org/water/inks.html LCRA Website]
* [https://www.camplonghorn.com/ Camp Longhorn Website]

{{Colorado River (Texas) dams}}
{{Crossings navbox
|structure=Crossings
|place=[Colorado River](/source/Colorado_River_(Texas))
|bridge=Inks Dam
|upstream=[Texas State Highway 29 Bridge](/source/Texas_State_Highway_29)	
|upstream signs=25px
|downstream=[Ranch to Market Road 1431 Bridge](/source/Ranch_to_Market_Road_1431)
|downstream signs=25px
}}

Category:buildings and structures in Burnet County, Texas
Category:buildings and structures in Llano County, Texas
Category:dams completed in 1938
Category:dams in Texas
Category:hydroelectric power plants in Texas
Category:Lower Colorado River Authority dams
Category:1938 establishments in Texas

{{Texas-struct-stub}}
{{US-dam-stub}}

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