Local favourite dam · Mellette, South Dakota
Eklund Number 5 Dam
Eklund Number 5 Dam is a dam in Mellette, South Dakota.
Eklund Number 5 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 Eklund Number 5 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 Eklund Number 5 Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 43.58833, -100.35208. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Eklund Number 5 Dam
- Dog Ear Lake State Production Area · lake · Tripp · ~73 km · Must-see
- Koskan Dam · lake · Mellette · ~3 km
- Chief Sitting Bulls Grave Monument · fort · Mellette · ~19 km
- Carter Dam · lake · Tripp · ~32 km
- Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Todd · ~42 km
- Krogman Number 4 Dam · lake · Jones · ~48 km
- Sinte Gleska University · attraction · Todd · ~49 km
- Pioneer Museum · museum · Lyman · ~53 km
- Pioneer Auto · museum · Jones · ~55 km
- Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll · fort · Jones · ~55 km
- White Clay Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~59 km
- Fate Dam · lake · Lyman · ~60 km
- Dorian Buttes · viewpoint · Tripp · ~61 km
- Bradleyon Butte · viewpoint · Tripp · ~61 km
- Stony Butte · viewpoint · Lyman · ~63 km
- Dog Ear Buttes · viewpoint · Tripp · ~63 km
- Beaulieu Dam · lake · Tripp · ~67 km
- Hamill Dam Reservoir · lake · Tripp · ~68 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Eklund Number 5 Dam
- Dog Ear Lake State Production Area · lake · Tripp · ~73 km · Must-see
- Lake Sharpe · lake · Buffalo · ~111 km · Must-see
- America Lake · lake · Brule · ~114 km · Must-see
- Red Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Brule · ~118 km · Must-see
- Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~119 km · Must-see
- Academy Dam · lake · Charles Mix · ~127 km · Must-see
- Deadmans Lake · lake · Bennett · ~133 km · Must-see
- Lake Francis Case · lake · Brule · ~135 km · Must-see
- Scotchman Lake · lake · Bennett · ~139 km · Must-see
- Phantom Lake · lake · Bennett · ~141 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Eklund Number 5 Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Eklund Number 5 Dam?
Nearby: Dog Ear Lake State Production Area (lake, 73 km), Koskan Dam (lake, 3 km), Chief Sitting Bulls Grave Monument (fort, 19 km), Carter Dam (lake, 32 km), Haystack Butte (viewpoint, 42 km), Krogman Number 4 Dam (lake, 48 km).