Dondlinger Dam

Dondlinger Dam: 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 Dondlinger Dam

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 Dondlinger Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.17700, -97.54238. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dondlinger Dam

• Boyer Museum of Animated Carvings · museum · Republic · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site · fort · Republic · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Station State Historical Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~68 km · Must-see
• Little Blue State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Thayer · ~3 km
• Roosevelt Park · park · Thayer · ~5 km
• Willard Park · park · Thayer · ~6 km
• Forty-Niner Trail Historical Marker · fort · Thayer · ~11 km
• Thayer County Museum · museum · Thayer · ~11 km
• Hinrichs Dam · lake · Thayer · ~17 km
• Deshler City Park · park · Thayer · ~20 km
• Abiding Word Lutheran Church · church · Thayer · ~20 km
• Alexandria State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~23 km
• Prairie Marsh State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Thayer · ~24 km
• Bruning Army Airfield · fort · Thayer · ~25 km
• Prairie Marsh West State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Thayer · ~26 km
• Professional Surveyors Of The United States · fort · Jefferson · ~31 km
• Sixth Principal Meridian · fort · Jefferson · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dondlinger Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dondlinger Dam

• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~68 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~110 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~124 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~132 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~143 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~149 km · Must-see
• Hinrichs Dam · lake · Thayer · ~17 km
• Cub Creek Dam 17-B · lake · Jefferson · ~39 km
• Houtwed Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~42 km
• Bauman Dam-1 Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~43 km

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