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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 to provide flood control in tandem with Lake Buchanan and features the smallest hydroelectric power plant on the Highland Lakes chain.[1][2] Inks Lake was named for Roy B. Inks, one of the original board members of the Lower Colorado River Authority, and serves as a venue for outdoor recreation, including fishing, boating, swimming, camping, and picnicking.[1]

Inks Lake
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Location	Burnet / Llano counties, Texas, United States
Coordinates	30°43.86′N 98°23.08′W
Lake type	Hydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflows	Colorado River
Primary outflows	Colorado River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	831 acres (3.36 km2)
Max. depth	60 ft (18 m)
Surface elevation	888 ft (271 m)

The other reservoirs on the Colorado River are Lake Buchanan, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, Lake Travis, Lake Austin, and Lady Bird Lake.

Fish and wildlife populations

Inks Lake has been stocked with several species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Inks Lake include largemouth bass, white bass, catfish, crappie, and sunfish.[3] Inks Lake is a level-controlled reservoir with less than one foot (one third meter) variation in water level annually.

Recreational uses

Some of the property bordering Inks Lake is privately owned. Inks Lake State Park is adjacent to the lake and includes facilities for camping, backpacking, swimming, golf, and boat access.[4] Cliff jumping is another water activity locals and visitors enjoy at "Devil's Water Hole" located within the confines of Inks Lake State Park on Inks Lake.[3] In the 1990s and early 2000s, a fish restaurant was permanently moored adjacent to an RV park on a barge. The restaurant is closed, however the RV park remains. Camp Longhorn, a summer camp for boys and girls founded by Tex Robertson in 1939, is adjacent to the lake.

References

External links

• Official LCRA Inks Lake web site
• Inks Lake
• Inks Lake - Texas Parks & Wildlife
• Inks Lake State Park

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[de] Inks Lake

Der Inks Lake ist ein vom Roy-Inks-Damm aufgestauter See in den Countys Llano und Burnet im Texas Hill Country. Seine Staumauer liegt nur 4 Meilen stromabwärts vom weitaus größeren Lake Buchanan. Der See ist einer von sechs großen Texas Highland Lakes genannten Stauseen am texanischen Colorado River der Lower Colorado River Authority, er dient hauptsächlich als Nebensee für den Lake Buchanan. Zusammen mit diesem bildet der Inks Lake ein Pumpspeicherkraftwerk mit einer Pumpleistung von 840 Kubikfuß/s (~23,8 m³/s).[1] Daneben verfügt der Roy-Inks-Damm über einen kleinen - den kleinsten aller Texas Highland Lakes - hydroelektrischen Generator mit einer Nennleistung von 12.500 kW. Sein Wasserstand wird in der Regel auch während anhaltenden Trockenheiten konstant gehalten, lediglich bei starken Hochwasserereignissen dient er zudem als Zusatzstaubecken.[2] Der Damm wurde 1936–38 errichtet, die Produktion von elektrischem Strom begann im Juni 1938. See und Damm sind nach Roy B. Inks, einem Direktor des Boards der Lower Colorado River Authority benannt.

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