Bredthauer Dam

Bredthauer 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 Bredthauer 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 Bredthauer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.52168, -98.85036. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bredthauer Dam

• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Scotia Canal State Wildlife Management Area · park · Valley · ~9 km
• Bussell Park · park · Valley · ~15 km
• Davis Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Valley · ~15 km
• Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Sherman · ~27 km
• Muddy Point · viewpoint · Sherman · ~28 km
• Sherman Dam · lake · Sherman · ~31 km
• Arcadia Wayside Park · park · Valley · ~32 km
• Cotesfield City Park · park · Howard · ~32 km
• Jenners Park · park · Sherman · ~36 km
• Alfred James Detention Dam · cave · Garfield · ~38 km
• Arcadia Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Custer · ~40 km
• Arcadia Diversion Dam · cave · Custer · ~41 km
• Pibel Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~46 km
• Garfield County Historical Museum · museum · Garfield · ~47 km
• Pibel Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Wheeler · ~47 km
• Pibel Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~47 km
• Riverside Park · park · Garfield · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bredthauer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bredthauer Dam

• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~118 km · Must-see
• Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Sherman · ~27 km
• Sherman Dam · lake · Sherman · ~31 km
• Arcadia Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Custer · ~40 km
• Pibel Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~46 km
• Pibel Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Wheeler · ~47 km
• Pibel Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~47 km
• Kent Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~54 km
• Calamus Reservoir State Recreation and Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~67 km

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