Mathiesen Dam

Mathiesen 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 Mathiesen 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 Mathiesen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.62166, -96.29030. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mathiesen Dam

• Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · ~29 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson · fort · Pottawattamie · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area · park · Dodge · ~37 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~46 km · Must-see
• West Omaha Rock · attraction · Douglas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hummel Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~49 km · Must-see
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple · church · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Benson Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~54 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Omaha Guardhouse · fort · Pottawattamie · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Omaha · temple · Douglas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Omaha · temple · Pottawattamie · ~57 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Metcalfe Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mathiesen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mathiesen Dam

• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~34 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~46 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~73 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~120 km · Must-see
• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~130 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~133 km · Must-see

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