Dam No. 21

Dam No. 21: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Dam No. 21

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Dam No. 21 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.90558, -91.43114. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dam No. 21

• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~44 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~51 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~52 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~58 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~58 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~72 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~74 km · Must-see
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Guard Wall · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Lock No. 21 · lake · Adams · ~0 km
• Central Control Station · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Esplanade · fort · Adams · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dam No. 21

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dam No. 21

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~58 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~134 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~138 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lock No. 21 · lake · Adams · ~0 km
• Submersible Earth Dike · lake · Marion · ~0 km
• Stevens Dam · lake · Marion · ~21 km
• Durgens Creek Watershed Dam Number 4 · lake · Lewis · ~28 km

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