Dead Lake

Dead 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 Dead 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 Dead Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.69416, -90.98985. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dead Lake

• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica · church · Dubuque · ~32 km · Must-see
• National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · ~33 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~41 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Park · fort · Dubuque · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~41 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Museum of Art · museum · Dubuque · ~43 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Dubuque · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Town Clock · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fenelon Place Elevator · attraction · Dubuque · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Raphael Cathedral · church · Dubuque · ~43 km · Must-see
• Old Main Street Historic District · fort · Dubuque · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dead Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dead Lake

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~41 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~42 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~77 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~101 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~104 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~118 km · Must-see

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