McDaniel Dam

McDaniel 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 McDaniel 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 McDaniel Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.11974, -96.70181. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McDaniel Dam

• Elijah Filley Stone Barn · attraction · Gage · ~26 km · Must-see
• Homestead National Historical Park · sanctuary · Gage · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hollenberg Pony Express Station · sanctuary · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Station State Historical Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Arbor Park · park · Gage · ~4 km
• Feit Memorial Park · park · Gage · ~5 km
• Big Indian Creek Dam 11-B · lake · Gage · ~7 km
• Big Indian Creek Dam 3-A · lake · Gage · ~9 km
• Barneston Power Plant Dam · lake · Gage · ~15 km
• Arrowhead Lake · lake · Gage · ~18 km
• Chautauqua Park Tabernacle · fort · Gage · ~19 km
• Chautauqua Park · park · Gage · ~19 km
• Mud Creek Dam 4-J · lake · Gage · ~19 km
• Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church · church · Marshall · ~19 km
• Veterans Memorial Wall · fort · Gage · ~19 km
• Beatrice Public Library · museum · Gage · ~21 km

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• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~141 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~143 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~144 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~146 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~149 km · Must-see
• Big Indian Creek Dam 11-B · lake · Gage · ~7 km
• Big Indian Creek Dam 3-A · lake · Gage · ~9 km

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