Chisel Lake

Chisel Lake: 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 Chisel Lake

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 Chisel Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.81132, -90.59538. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chisel Lake

• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~11 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~17 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~50 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~67 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~67 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~75 km · Must-see
• Naples Archeological District · fort · Pike · ~10 km
• Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cass · ~12 km
• La Grange Lock · lake · Brown · ~19 km
• Control Station · fort · Brown · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chisel Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chisel Lake

• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield · lake · Sangamon · ~103 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~107 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~115 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~119 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~119 km · Must-see

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