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Badin Lake

155 m509 ft
Area
23 km²
Max depth
58 m
Tonight
44°FFair · Wind 5 mph NE

Badin Lake is a lake at 155 m above sea level in North Carolina, United States, 23 km² in area and 11.6 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
155 m
Length
11.6 km
Shoreline
139.7 km
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Lake

Badin Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

11.6 km longest5 kmN ↑
Shoreline
139.7 km
3D map

Badin Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 13.6 × 13.6 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Badin Lake terrain and contours

10 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Badin Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Badin Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 44°F (7°C) · Wind 5 mph NE

Badin Lake forecast for about 155 m.

  • Tonight44°–5 mph NE
  • Sat43°67°–5–8 mph NE
  • Sun41°69°–7 mph NE
  • Mon42°71°–3 mph N
  • Tue46°74°–2 mph NE
  • Wed48°71°2%3 mph NE
  • Thu49°73°3%2 mph NE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:13 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Badin Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Badin Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Badin Narrows Dam Portage Campground

    0.2 km SSW · +2 more within 3.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    0.4 km SSE

    +2 more within 2.1 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Badin Narrows Dam Portage CampgroundCampsite0.2 km SSW
Parking0.4 km SSE
Parking0.4 km WSW
Parking2.1 km WSW
Arrowhead CampgroundCampsite3.0 km NE
Badin Lake CampgroundCampsite3.4 km NNE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 13.6 × 13.6 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 92% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
92.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
7.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.2% of the 185 km² view
Relief in view
203 m low point 85 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 73.7%Water 13.4%Grassland 9.9%Cropland 1.7%Built-up 1.1%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6.8 km; 623 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Great Blue Heron27
  • American water-willow16
  • Green Anole15
  • Double-crested Cormorant15
  • Yadkin River Goldenrod14
  • Striped wintergreen13
Where it sits

Where Badin Lake sits

Region
North Carolina19United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-04)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia