Augusta Lake Dam

Augusta Lake 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 Augusta Lake 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 Augusta Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.26261, -90.92070. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Augusta Lake Dam

• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~24 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~31 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~62 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~68 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~69 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~71 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~75 km · Must-see
• Musick Pond Dam · lake · Hancock · ~5 km
• Croxton Lake · lake · Schuyler · ~17 km
• Clay Bank · viewpoint · Schuyler · ~20 km
• Irish Lake Dam · lake · McDonough · ~29 km
• Argyle Lake Dam · lake · McDonough · ~30 km
• Carthage Courthouse Square Historic District · fort · Hancock · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Augusta Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Augusta Lake Dam

• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~69 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~102 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~108 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~111 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~132 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~133 km · Must-see

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