Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Trail at Inks Lake in the Texas Hill Country. 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 ...
Inks Lake State Park is a state park located in Burnet County, Texas, United States, next to Inks Lake on the Colorado River. It contains facilities for swimming, camping, hiking, boating, fishing and general enjoyment of the natural beauty. [2] The landscape consists mainly of hills and includes both forest and cleared land made up of mainly ...
Inks Lake State Park: Kickapoo Cavern State Park: Kinney, Edwards 6,368.4 acres (2,577.2 ha) 1991 Kickapoo Cavern State Park: Lake Arrowhead State Park: Clay 524 acres (212 ha) 1970 Lake Arrowhead State Park: Lake Bob Sandlin State Park: Titus, Camp, Franklin 641 acres (259 ha) 1987 Lake Brownwood State Park: Brown 537.5 acres (218 ha) 1938
Inks Dam was constructed from 1936 to 1938 and forms Inks Lake, one of the seven Texas Highland Lakes.The lake and dam are owned and operated by the 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.
Lake LBJ along with Inks Lake and Lake Marble Falls are pass-through lakes for Lake Buchanan and Lake Travis. There is no room in Lake LBJ for additional water storage, and water that comes in must go out. Therefore, Lake LBJ is at a near constant level, but the level can fluctuate, especially during a flood. The LCRA lowers the lake ...
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.The 120,000-acre (49,000 ha) refuge is located almost entirely in Cameron County, Texas, 25 mi (40 km) east of Harlingen, [2] although a very small part of its northernmost point extends into southern Willacy County.
The river is an important source of water for farming, cities, and electrical power production. Major man-made reservoirs on the river include Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, Lake Travis, Lake Austin, Town Lake now called Lady Bird Lake in Austin. Collectively, these lakes are known as the Highland Lakes.
The road connected with Ranch to Market Road 2342 (RM 2342) and was finally completed concurrently with the construction of Inks Lake State Park about 1942. Between 1934 and 1942 the CCC and the TSHD built the eastern entrance portals, masonry bridges, retaining walls, two parking overlooks, culverts and guard walls.