Glen Elder Dam

Glen Elder 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 Glen Elder 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 Glen Elder Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.48790, -98.31500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Glen Elder Dam

• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cloud County Historical Museum · museum · Cloud · ~71 km · Must-see
• Glen Elder Marina · church · Mitchell · ~3 km
• Hopewell Church · fort · Mitchell · ~4 km
• Mitchell County Historical Society Museum · museum · Mitchell · ~21 km
• Sod and Stubble · fort · Osborne · ~24 km
• Kyle Depot · fort · Osborne · ~25 km
• First Christian Church · church · Osborne · ~25 km
• Downs Carnegie Library · fort · Osborne · ~25 km
• Jewell State Fishing Lake · lake · Jewell · ~30 km
• Rose Valley Church · church · Osborne · ~30 km
• Medicine Peak · viewpoint · Osborne · ~37 km
• Oak Creek Church · church · Smith · ~39 km
• Geodetic Center of North America · fort · Osborne · ~41 km
• North Hill · viewpoint · Osborne · ~41 km
• Jewell County Historical Msm · museum · Jewell · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Glen Elder Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Glen Elder Dam

• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~81 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~95 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~127 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Jewell State Fishing Lake · lake · Jewell · ~30 km
• Jensen Dam 1761 · lake · Webster · ~74 km
• Jensen Dam 6750 · lake · Webster · ~74 km
• Highland Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~78 km

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