Local favourite dam · Meade, South Dakota
Durkee Dam
Durkee Dam is a dam in Meade, South Dakota.
Durkee 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 Durkee 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 Durkee Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.97526, -102.04599. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Durkee Dam
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~49 km · Must-see
- Thunder Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~51 km · Must-see
- William Baxter Dam · lake · Perkins · ~11 km
- Bessie Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~15 km
- Sandoz Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~24 km
- Arrowhead Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~24 km
- K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~24 km
- Lemmon Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~31 km
- Hay Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~32 km
- Curiosity Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~50 km
- Sunrise Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~51 km
- Duncan Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~52 km
- Gray Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~58 km
- Johnny Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~61 km
- Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~62 km
- Horse Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~62 km
- Saint Patrick Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~64 km
- D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~65 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Durkee Dam
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~49 km · Must-see
- Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Perkins · ~106 km · Must-see
- William Baxter Dam · lake · Perkins · ~11 km
- Sandoz Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~24 km
- K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~24 km
- D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~65 km
- R Wolff Dam · lake · Perkins · ~76 km
- M A Curtis Dam · lake · Dewey · ~84 km
- Peach Lake · lake · Dewey · ~85 km
- Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~87 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Durkee Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Durkee Dam?
Nearby: Lake Buffalo (lake, 49 km), Thunder Butte (viewpoint, 51 km), William Baxter Dam (lake, 11 km), Bessie Butte (viewpoint, 15 km), Sandoz Dam (lake, 24 km), Arrowhead Butte (viewpoint, 24 km).