Dead River

Dead River: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Dead River

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Dead River — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.54953, -84.03484. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dead River

• Historic Crawford County Courthouse · attraction · Crawford · ~25 km · Must-see
• WMGB · attraction · Peach · ~35 km · Must-see
• WDDO · attraction · Peach · ~35 km · Must-see
• WNEX-FM · attraction · Peach · ~35 km · Must-see
• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~49 km · Must-see
• Museum of Aviation · museum · Houston · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bond Swamp · sanctuary · Bibb · ~59 km · Must-see
• Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Bibb · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Perry Monument · fort · Marion · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cannonball House · museum · Bibb · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bibb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Bibb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park · fort · Bibb · ~64 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area West · sanctuary · Talbot · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pasaquan · fort · Marion · ~70 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dead River

• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~49 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~85 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~98 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~113 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~123 km · Must-see

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