Water Control Structure

Water Control Structure: 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 Water Control Structure

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 Water Control Structure — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.54000, -113.70431. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Water Control Structure

• Frank Lake Conservation Area · lake · Foothills · ~1 km · Must-see
• Bar U Ranch National Historic Site · fort · Foothills · ~51 km · Must-see
• Turner Valley Gas Plant · fort · Foothills · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sikome Lake · lake · Calgary · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chain Lakes Reservoir · lake · Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chestermere Lake · lake · Chestermere · ~70 km · Must-see
• Heritage Park · park · Calgary · ~71 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake RV Resort · attraction · Wheatland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Glenmore Reservoir · lake · Calgary · ~72 km · Must-see
• McGregor Lake · lake · Vulcan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Peacekeepers Park · park · Calgary · ~74 km · Must-see
• Brown-Lowery Provincial Park · sanctuary · Foothills · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pearce Estate Park · park · Calgary · ~75 km · Must-see
• Dyson Falls · waterfall · Kananaskis Improvement · ~75 km · Must-see
• Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre · museum · Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 · ~27 km
• Okotoks Erratic · attraction · Foothills · ~40 km
• Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station · museum · Town of Vulcan · ~44 km
• Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Vulcan · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Water Control Structure

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Water Control Structure

• Frank Lake Conservation Area · lake · Foothills · ~1 km · Must-see
• Sikome Lake · lake · Calgary · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chain Lakes Reservoir · lake · Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chestermere Lake · lake · Chestermere · ~70 km · Must-see
• Glenmore Reservoir · lake · Calgary · ~72 km · Must-see
• McGregor Lake · lake · Vulcan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Travers Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Vulcan · ~88 km · Must-see
• Little Bow Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Vulcan · ~105 km · Must-see
• Bassano Dam · lake · Vulcan · ~108 km · Must-see
• Badger Lake · lake · Vulcan · ~112 km · Must-see

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