Lock No. 13

Lock No. 13: 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. 13

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. 13 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.89742, -90.15484. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock No. 13

• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~21 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~44 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lone Star (towboat) · attraction · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Scott County Freedom Rock · attraction · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~58 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Duck Creek Park · park · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock No. 13

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock No. 13

• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~21 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~92 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~102 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~103 km · Must-see

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