Local favourite lake · Frontier, Nebraska
Brown Dam
Brown Dam is a lake in Frontier, Nebraska.
Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.59334, -100.62043. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Brown Dam
- Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~44 km · Must-see
- Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~52 km · Must-see
- George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~54 km · Must-see
- Fort McPherson · fort · Lincoln · ~60 km · Must-see
- Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
- Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~20 km
- Welfleet Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~25 km
- Wellfleet State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~27 km
- Spring Creek Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~32 km
- Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~32 km
- Hayes Center Special Use Dam · lake · Hayes · ~32 km
- Hayes Center State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hayes · ~33 km
- Indian Point Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~33 km
- Red Willow State Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~33 km
- McCook Army Airfield · fort · Red Willow · ~39 km
- McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker · fort · Red Willow · ~41 km
- Mowry Bluff Archeological Site · fort · Frontier · ~52 km
- Weiland Field · park · Red Willow · ~53 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Dam
- Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~52 km · Must-see
- Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
- Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~103 km · Must-see
- Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~132 km · Must-see
- George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~142 km · Must-see
- Welfleet Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~25 km
- Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~32 km
- Hayes Center Special Use Dam · lake · Hayes · ~32 km
- Jeffrey Lake Recreation · lake · Lincoln · ~56 km
- Druse Dam · lake · Frontier · ~56 km
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Frequently asked
Is Brown Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Brown Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Brown Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Brown Dam?
Nearby: Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area (sanctuary, 44 km), Medicine Creek Dam (lake, 52 km), George W Norris Home (sanctuary, 54 km), Fort McPherson (fort, 60 km), Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area (lake, 61 km), Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area (sanctuary, 20 km).