Inks Lake water level
Inks Lake is at 887.05 ft above mean sea level — 0.65 ft below its full level of 887.7 ft.
887.7 ft
798 acres
13,729 ac-ft
How steady it really is — since 2016
Last 365 days: median 887.1 ft, range 878.9–887.6 ft, with 57 days more than a foot below full — typically a maintenance drawdown.
Why Inks Lake stays put
Inks Lake is a pass-through lake: Inks Dam passes inflow on downstream rather than holding it, and LCRA keeps the level within about a foot of full. A lakeside dock here rarely sees the swings Lake Travis is known for.
The exceptions are deliberate: pass-through lakes are occasionally drawn down several feet for dock maintenance and invasive-plant control, announced by LCRA in advance. The chart above shows exactly how often that has actually happened here.
Lake Travis water level — common questions
What is the water level of Inks Lake today?
Inks Lake is at 887.05 feet above mean sea level, 0.65 ft below its full level of 887.7 ft.
Does the water level of Inks Lake change?
Inks Lake is a pass-through lake that LCRA holds near a constant level — over the last 365 days of record it sat around 887.1 ft, though it spent 57 of those days more than a foot below full, typically during maintenance drawdowns. Flood-control storage for the chain is handled by Lake Buchanan and Lake Travis instead.
How big is Inks Lake?
Inks Lake covers about 798 acres when full and holds 13,729 acre-feet at its conservation pool of 887.7 ft. It is formed by Inks Dam, completed in 1938.
The lake that does move: Lake Travis — level & 10-day forecast · all six Highland Lakes. Source: Texas Water Development Board (Water Data For Texas), daily record · daily record since January 1, 1966.