Lock No. 16

Lock No. 16: 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 Lock No. 16

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 Lock No. 16 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.42513, -91.01023. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock No. 16

• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~3 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~4 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~15 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~40 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cameron Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Scott · ~43 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~43 km · Must-see
• First Bible Missionary Church · church · Scott · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fejervary Park · park · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see
• Putnam Museum · museum · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see
• Veteran's Memorial Park · park · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Marys Church · church · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~46 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock No. 16

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock No. 16

• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~67 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~105 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~124 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~147 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 16 · lake · Muscatine · ~0 km

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