Detention Dam 76-A

Detention Dam 76-A: 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 Detention Dam 76-A

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 Detention Dam 76-A — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.98072, -96.95046. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Detention Dam 76-A

• Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~21 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~32 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~34 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~35 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~35 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~36 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~36 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~40 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Detention Dam 76-A

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Detention Dam 76-A

• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~50 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~88 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~95 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~97 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~98 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~119 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~122 km · Must-see

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