Pool 13

Pool 13: 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 13

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 13 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.90055, -90.15926. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pool 13

• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~22 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~44 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lone Star (towboat) · attraction · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Scott County Freedom Rock · attraction · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~57 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Duck Creek Park · park · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pool 13

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pool 13

• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~22 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~91 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~102 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~102 km · Must-see

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