Pool 18

Pool 18: 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 18

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 18 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.88756, -91.02362. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pool 18

• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~13 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~18 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~60 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~61 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~71 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~74 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~75 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lock & Dam No. 18 Historic District · fort · Des Moines · ~0 km
• Guard Wall · fort · Des Moines · ~1 km
• Dam No. 18 · lake · Des Moines · ~1 km
• Submersible Earth Dike · lake · Des Moines · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pool 18

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pool 18

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~109 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~124 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~130 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~130 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~147 km · Must-see

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