Local favourite lake · Red Willow, Nebraska
Matheny Dam
Matheny Dam is a lake in Red Willow, Nebraska.
Matheny 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 Matheny 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 Matheny Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.02084, -100.33016. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Matheny Dam
- George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~40 km · Must-see
- Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~51 km · Must-see
- Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~52 km · Must-see
- Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~57 km · Must-see
- Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~31 km
- Indianola City Park · park · Red Willow · ~31 km
- The LandMark Inn · fort · Decatur · ~35 km
- Bennett Park · park · Red Willow · ~39 km
- Felling Park · park · Red Willow · ~39 km
- Elks Ball Park · park · Red Willow · ~40 km
- Museum of the High Plains · museum · Red Willow · ~40 km
- Jaycees Ball Park · park · Red Willow · ~40 km
- Cambridge Museum · museum · Furnas · ~40 km
- Senator George Norris State Historical Site · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~40 km
- Weiland Field · park · Red Willow · ~41 km
- Cambridge City Park · park · Furnas · ~41 km
- Elks City Park · park · Red Willow · ~41 km
- Norton Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Norton · ~49 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Matheny Dam
- Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~51 km · Must-see
- Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~52 km · Must-see
- Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~114 km · Must-see
- Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~133 km · Must-see
- Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~143 km · Must-see
- Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~146 km · Must-see
- Druse Dam · lake · Frontier · ~55 km
- Barnett Dam · lake · Gosper · ~58 km
- Flammino Dam · lake · Gosper · ~59 km
- Meyers Dam · lake · Gosper · ~59 km
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Frequently asked
Is Matheny Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Matheny Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Matheny Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Matheny Dam?
Nearby: George W Norris Home (sanctuary, 40 km), Medicine Creek Dam (lake, 51 km), Norton Dam (lake, 52 km), Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area (sanctuary, 57 km), Spoil Bank (viewpoint, 31 km), Indianola City Park (park, 31 km).