Local favourite lake · Polk, Nebraska
Don Alt Dam
Don Alt Dam is a lake in Polk, Nebraska.
Don Alt 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 Don Alt 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 Don Alt Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.09037, -97.43098. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Don Alt Dam
- Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~42 km · Must-see
- Quincentenary Belltower · park · Platte · ~47 km · Must-see
- Plainsman Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~67 km · Must-see
- Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~72 km · Must-see
- Gresham Municipal Park · park · York · ~9 km
- Anderson Dam · cave · Polk · ~12 km
- Ransom Dam 1747 · lake · Polk · ~13 km
- Buckley Park · park · Polk · ~18 km
- Aldrich Dam · cave · Seward · ~20 km
- Wessels Dam · lake · York · ~21 km
- Freeman Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area · lake · York · ~23 km
- Scow Detention Dam · lake · Polk · ~25 km
- Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · York · ~25 km
- North Lake Basin State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Seward · ~26 km
- Waco Municipal Park · park · York · ~27 km
- South Ball Park · park · Seward · ~28 km
- Conns Park · park · Seward · ~29 km
- Renquist Basin State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · York · ~29 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Don Alt Dam
- Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~42 km · Must-see
- Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~76 km · Must-see
- Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~81 km · Must-see
- Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~88 km · Must-see
- Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~133 km · Must-see
- Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~139 km · Must-see
- Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~140 km · Must-see
- Ransom Dam 1747 · lake · Polk · ~13 km
- Wessels Dam · lake · York · ~21 km
- Freeman Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area · lake · York · ~23 km
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Frequently asked
Is Don Alt Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Don Alt Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Don Alt Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Don Alt Dam?
Nearby: Morning Star Lake (lake, 42 km), Quincentenary Belltower (park, 47 km), Plainsman Museum (museum, 67 km), Nine Mile Prairie (sanctuary, 72 km), Gresham Municipal Park (park, 9 km), Anderson Dam (cave, 12 km).