Ely Dam

Ely 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 Ely 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 Ely Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.43647, -95.82451. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ely Dam

• Captain Meriwether Lewis · museum · Nemaha · ~19 km · Must-see
• Steinhart Park · park · Fremont · ~33 km · Must-see
• Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum · sanctuary · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Indian Cave · cave · Richardson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Itha T. Krumme Memorial Arboretum · park · Richardson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~67 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Coryell Park · park · Nemaha · ~14 km
• Flatwater Folk Art Museum · museum · Nemaha · ~18 km
• Governor Furnas Arboretum · park · Nemaha · ~18 km
• Brownville Depot & Rail History Museum · museum · Nemaha · ~19 km
• Highway 136 · fort · Nemaha · ~19 km
• McKissick Island · river spot · Fremont · ~21 km
• Schemmel Island · river spot · Fremont · ~27 km
• Star School Hill Prairie Natural Area · sanctuary · Atchison · ~27 km
• Brickyard Hill · viewpoint · Atchison · ~27 km
• Star School Hill Prairie Conservation Area · sanctuary · Atchison · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ely Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ely Dam

• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~107 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~111 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~111 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~115 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~118 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~120 km · Must-see

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