Dead Slough

Dead Slough: 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 Slough

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 Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.41760, -90.92637. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dead Slough

• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~10 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~12 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~13 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~33 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~34 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Bible Missionary Church · church · Scott · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fejervary Park · park · Scott · ~37 km · Must-see
• Putnam Museum · museum · Scott · ~37 km · Must-see
• Veteran's Memorial Park · park · Scott · ~37 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint Marys Church · church · Scott · ~38 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Scott · ~38 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cameron Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Scott · ~38 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dead Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dead Slough

• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~60 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~99 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~117 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~128 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~149 km · Must-see
• Lock No. 16 · lake · Rock Island · ~9 km

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