Pool 5

Pool 5: 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 Pool 5

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 Pool 5 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.16491, -91.81515. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pool 5

• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Marine Art Museum · museum · Buffalo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Buffalo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Polish Cultural Institute and Museum · museum · Buffalo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~39 km · Must-see
• Perrot State Park · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~69 km · Must-see
• French Island · river spot · La Crosse · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pettibone Park · park · La Crosse · ~74 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Friendship Garden · sanctuary · La Crosse · ~74 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 5 · lake · Buffalo · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pool 5

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pool 5

• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~66 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~74 km · Must-see
• Altoona Lake · lake · Eau Claire · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Menomin · lake · Dunn · ~102 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~105 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~110 km · Must-see

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