Local favourite lake · Polk, Nebraska
Thelen Dam
Thelen Dam is a lake in Polk, Nebraska.
Thelen 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 Thelen 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 Thelen Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.13335, -97.43866. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Thelen Dam
- Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~40 km · Must-see
- Quincentenary Belltower · park · Platte · ~41 km · Must-see
- Plainsman Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~70 km · Must-see
- Ransom Dam 1747 · lake · Polk · ~9 km
- Anderson Dam · cave · Polk · ~9 km
- Gresham Municipal Park · park · York · ~15 km
- Buckley Park · park · Polk · ~17 km
- Scow Detention Dam · lake · Polk · ~19 km
- Aldrich Dam · cave · Seward · ~23 km
- Gruenewald Dam · lake · Butler · ~24 km
- Wessels Dam · lake · York · ~26 km
- Detention Dam 3-A · lake · Butler · ~27 km
- Detention Dam 3-C · lake · Butler · ~28 km
- Bellwood Dam 3-B · lake · Butler · ~28 km
- Freeman Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area · lake · York · ~29 km
- Lincoln Park · park · Butler · ~29 km
- Renquist Basin State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · York · ~31 km
- Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · York · ~31 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thelen Dam
- Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~40 km · Must-see
- Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~80 km · Must-see
- Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~85 km · Must-see
- Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~88 km · Must-see
- Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~133 km · Must-see
- Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~139 km · Must-see
- Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~140 km · Must-see
- Ransom Dam 1747 · lake · Polk · ~9 km
- Scow Detention Dam · lake · Polk · ~19 km
- Gruenewald Dam · lake · Butler · ~24 km
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Frequently asked
Is Thelen Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Thelen Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Thelen Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Thelen Dam?
Nearby: Morning Star Lake (lake, 40 km), Quincentenary Belltower (park, 41 km), Plainsman Museum (museum, 70 km), Ransom Dam 1747 (lake, 9 km), Anderson Dam (cave, 9 km), Gresham Municipal Park (park, 15 km).