Local favourite lake · Otter Tail, Minnesota
Orwell Dam
Orwell Dam is a lake in Otter Tail, Minnesota.
Orwell 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 Orwell 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 Orwell Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 46.21752, -96.17958. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Orwell Dam
- Lighning Lake Park · lake · Grant · ~22 km · Must-see
- Lake Oscar · lake · Otter Tail · ~22 km · Must-see
- Wall Lake, Fergus Falls, MN · waterfall · Otter Tail · ~23 km · Must-see
- Tenmile Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~24 km · Must-see
- Fourmile Lake · lake · Grant · ~27 km · Must-see
- Dane Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~30 km · Must-see
- Scott Lake · lake · Grant · ~31 km · Must-see
- German Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~33 km · Must-see
- Elbow Lake · lake · Grant · ~33 km · Must-see
- Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~41 km · Must-see
- Pelican Lake · lake · Grant · ~43 km · Must-see
- Twentyone Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~43 km · Must-see
- Long Lake · lake · Grant · ~45 km · Must-see
- Christina Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~45 km · Must-see
- Cormorant Lake · lake · Grant · ~48 km · Must-see
- Clitherall Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~50 km · Must-see
- Molly Stark Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~51 km · Must-see
- Mahla Lake · lake · Douglas · ~51 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Orwell Dam
- Lighning Lake Park · lake · Grant · ~22 km · Must-see
- Lake Oscar · lake · Otter Tail · ~22 km · Must-see
- Tenmile Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~24 km · Must-see
- Fourmile Lake · lake · Grant · ~27 km · Must-see
- Dane Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~30 km · Must-see
- Scott Lake · lake · Grant · ~31 km · Must-see
- German Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~33 km · Must-see
- Elbow Lake · lake · Grant · ~33 km · Must-see
- Pelican Lake · lake · Grant · ~43 km · Must-see
- Twentyone Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~43 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Orwell Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Orwell Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Orwell Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Orwell Dam?
Nearby: Lighning Lake Park (lake, 22 km), Lake Oscar (lake, 22 km), Wall Lake, Fergus Falls, MN (waterfall, 23 km), Tenmile Lake (lake, 24 km), Fourmile Lake (lake, 27 km), Dane Lake (lake, 30 km).