Local favourite lake · Wells, North Dakota
Cathay Dam
Cathay Dam is a lake in Wells, North Dakota.
Cathay 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Cathay 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 Cathay Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.55580, -99.40568. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Cathay Dam
- Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~61 km · Must-see
- Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~61 km · Must-see
- Fort Totten State Historic Site · fort · Benson · ~70 km · Must-see
- Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~70 km · Must-see
- Lake Hiawatha · lake · Wells · ~11 km
- Rosefield Slough · lake · Eddy · ~19 km
- Concordia Church · church · Wells · ~25 km
- Foster County Historical Society Museum · museum · Foster · ~30 km
- 6th Street North · fort · Eddy · ~31 km
- Hawks Nest · viewpoint · Wells · ~32 km
- Augustana Church · church · Eddy · ~35 km
- Black Hammer Hill · viewpoint · Wells · ~38 km
- Grandfield Church · church · Eddy · ~39 km
- Bethel Church · church · Wells · ~40 km
- Lake Bonita · lake · Foster · ~43 km
- Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Wells · ~45 km
- Egg Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Wells · ~47 km
- Rusten Slough · lake · Foster · ~50 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cathay Dam
- Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~61 km · Must-see
- Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~61 km · Must-see
- Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~76 km · Must-see
- Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~76 km · Must-see
- Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~78 km · Must-see
- Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~78 km · Must-see
- Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~98 km · Must-see
- Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~98 km · Must-see
- Upper Harker Lake · lake · Kidder · ~104 km · Must-see
- Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~105 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Cathay Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Cathay Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Cathay Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Cathay Dam?
Nearby: Prairie Pothole (lake, 61 km), Prairie Lake (lake, 61 km), Fort Totten State Historic Site (fort, 70 km), Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 70 km), Lake Hiawatha (lake, 11 km), Rosefield Slough (lake, 19 km).