Inks Dam

Inks Dam

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dam_name= Inks Dam


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official_name= Inks Dam
crosses= Colorado River
reservoir= Inks Lake
locale=Texas, USA
maint= Lower Colorado River Authority
length= convert|1547.5|ft|m|1
height= convert|96.5|ft|m|1
width= convert|75.1|ft|m|1
began= 1936
open= 1938
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Inks Dam was constructed from 1936 to 1938 and forms Inks Lake, one of the seven Texas Highland Lakes. The dam is located at 30.7307 -98.3842 about convert|10|mi|km|0 west-southwest of Burnet, Texas. It was constructed to provide hydroelectric power, and helps buffer the large changes in water flow Buchanan Dam, convert|3|mi|km|0 upstream, tends to produce. It is the smallest dam in the Texas Highland Lakes chain, and is the only one that does not have floodgates. Water passes through the hydroelectric turbines or over the spillway.

External links

* [http://www.lcra.org/water/inks.html LCRA Website]


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