James Diversion Dam

James Diversion Dam: 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit James Diversion Dam

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 James Diversion Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.59665, -98.24204. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Diversion Dam

• Connors Lake · lake · Beadle · ~8 km · Must-see
• Piper Lake · lake · Beadle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Byron · lake · Beadle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Beadle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fisher Grove State Park · park · Spink · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Lake · lake · Spink · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Kingsbury · ~53 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Clark · ~60 km · Must-see
• Antelope Lake · lake · Clark · ~61 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Church · church · Hand · ~64 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Kingsbury · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Clark · ~73 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Kingsbury · ~75 km · Must-see
• Dudley Dam · lake · Spink · ~11 km
• 184th Street · fort · Spink · ~17 km
• Pyle House Museum · museum · Beadle · ~33 km
• Fordham Dam · lake · Clark · ~39 km
• Stoney Run Dam · lake · Beadle · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of James Diversion Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near James Diversion Dam

• Connors Lake · lake · Beadle · ~8 km · Must-see
• Piper Lake · lake · Beadle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Byron · lake · Beadle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Beadle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Lake · lake · Spink · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Kingsbury · ~53 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Clark · ~60 km · Must-see
• Antelope Lake · lake · Clark · ~61 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Kingsbury · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Clark · ~73 km · Must-see

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