Emert Lake

Emert 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 Emert 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 Emert Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.07406, -90.90600. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emert Lake

• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~6 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~42 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~44 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~45 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~50 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~59 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~61 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~61 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~62 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~67 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Emert Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Emert Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~67 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~81 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~85 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~97 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~101 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~102 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~109 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~111 km · Must-see

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