Reservation Dam Wildlife Management Area
Reservation Dam Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Devils Nest stands 345 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Game Production Area, a nature reserve 3.9 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Diamond Game Production Area: 3.9 mi
- Gravel Pit 3950 Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Upper Lake Traverse State Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Waldo Game Proudction Area: 8.7 mi
- Dry Run Number 3 State Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- City Park: 6.7 mi
- Falk Park: 7.2 mi
- City Park: 10.2 mi
- Dumont City Park: 10.4 mi
- Beardsley City Park: 15.3 mi
- Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 11.9 mi
- Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 12.4 mi
- Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 15.7 mi
- Samuel J Brown State Monument: 15.9 mi
- Sam Brown Log Cabin: 15.9 mi
- Clinton Depot: 23.2 mi
- North Beach: 20.3 mi
- South Beach: 20.6 mi
- Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Childs: 21.0 mi
- Devils Nest: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Reservation Dam Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Nest | NNW 328° | 345 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:35 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:55 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 29 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 47 | 32 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wheaton, 6 mi away.
- European Carp2 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog2 obs
- Plains Garter Snake1 obs
- prickly cucumber1 obs
- Canadian Toad1 obs
- Prairie Skink1 obs
- Black Bullhead1 obs
- Black-sided Meadow Katydid1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/31657979
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