Merensky Dam

Merensky 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 Merensky 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 Merensky Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -26.44913, 18.08240. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Merensky Dam

• Quiver Tree Forest · attraction · Karas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Eagle Monument · fort · Karas · ~15 km
• Alte Post · fort · Karas · ~19 km
• Eagle Monument · fort · Karas · ~19 km
• Keetmanshoop Municipal Museum · museum · Karas · ~19 km
• Boguberge · viewpoint · Karas · ~34 km
• Ammonskopf · viewpoint · Karas · ~41 km
• Schlangkopf · viewpoint · Karas · ~48 km
• Watervaldiepgat · waterfall · Karas · ~52 km
• Neckartal Dam · lake · Karas · ~53 km
• Naiams · fort · Karas · ~64 km
• Naute Dam · lake · Karas · ~69 km
• Axis Dam · lake · Karas · ~10 km
• Gellap · viewpoint · Karas · ~14 km
• Kokerboom Woud · attraction · Karas · ~14 km
• Van Rhijn Dam · lake · Karas · ~17 km
• Quiver Tree Forest · sanctuary · Karas · ~17 km
• Gereformeerde Kerk · church · Karas · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Merensky Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Merensky Dam

• Neckartal Dam · lake · Karas · ~53 km
• Naute Dam · lake · Karas · ~69 km
• Axis Dam · lake · Karas · ~10 km
• Van Rhijn Dam · lake · Karas · ~17 km
• Dry Dam · lake · Karas · ~117 km
• Earthen Dam · lake · Karas · ~127 km

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