Sutherland Dam

Sutherland 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 Sutherland 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 Sutherland Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.11706, -101.15246. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sutherland Dam

• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~43 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort McPherson · fort · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Grant City Park · park · Perkins · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~5 km
• O'Fallon's Bluff · attraction · Lincoln · ~7 km
• Crossing the Overland Trail Historical Marker · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~7 km
• East Sutherland State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Prairie Trace Road · fort · Lincoln · ~13 km
• West Hershey State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~15 km
• Hershey State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~17 km
• East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area · park · Lincoln · ~24 km
• East Hershey Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lincoln · ~25 km
• Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lincoln · ~27 km
• Muskrat Run State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~29 km
• Big Bald Hill · viewpoint · Keith · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sutherland Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sutherland Dam

• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~43 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~74 km · Must-see
• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~105 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~142 km · Must-see
• Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~5 km
• East Hershey Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lincoln · ~25 km
• Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lincoln · ~27 km
• Hansen Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~41 km
• Hansen Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~41 km

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