Inks Lake Research Paper

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Inks Lake is located on the Colorado River in Burnet County, west of the town of Burnet.
The lake is currently about 92% full and is not only a very pretty lake, but also known for good fishing.
Inks Lake is named after Roy B Inks
And he was an original board member on the
Very first LRCA Board.
The length of Inks Lake is 4.2 miles long.
The width of Inks lake is 837 acres.
The depth of Inks Lake is 60 feet deep.
Inks Lake Elevation when it is full is
888 feet.
Inks Lake’s volume when full is
3,668 acres.
Inks Lake was built to help in a dam system of the Colorado River. It is number six in the system of lakes in this dam system along the river. This dam helped in the Great Depression by providing lots of jobs to people who wanted to

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