Chader Dam

Chader 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 Chader 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 Chader Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.09001, -97.91200. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chader Dam

• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~17 km · Must-see
• Plainsman Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · sanctuary · Hall · ~51 km · Must-see
• Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer · museum · Hall · ~56 km · Must-see
• Quincentenary Belltower · park · Platte · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hord Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Merrick · ~5 km
• Lone Tree Park · sanctuary · Merrick · ~10 km
• Heber Hord House historical marker · fort · Merrick · ~10 km
• North Park · park · Merrick · ~11 km
• Lone Tree · fort · Merrick · ~12 km
• The Mormon Trail historical marker · fort · Merrick · ~12 km
• Bushes Island · river spot · Merrick · ~21 km
• Renquist Basin State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · York · ~24 km
• Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~25 km
• Driewer Reservoir Dam · lake · York · ~25 km
• Bader Memorial Park · park · Merrick · ~28 km
• Central Park Square · park · Hamilton · ~32 km
• Buckley Park · park · Polk · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chader Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chader Dam

• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~17 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~120 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~138 km · Must-see
• Hord Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Merrick · ~5 km
• Driewer Reservoir Dam · lake · York · ~25 km
• Ransom Dam 1747 · lake · Polk · ~41 km
• Friesen Dam · lake · Hamilton · ~46 km
• Wessels Dam · lake · York · ~47 km
• Scow Detention Dam · lake · Polk · ~56 km

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