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Buckhorn Reservoir

37 m121 ft
Tonight
47°FFair · Wind 7 mph NE

Buckhorn Reservoir is a lake at 37 m above sea level in North Carolina, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
37 m
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Buckhorn Reservoir 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Buckhorn Reservoir terrain and contours

2 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.

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Buckhorn Reservoir elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Buckhorn Reservoir weather

Tonight · Fair · 47°F (8°C) · Wind 7 mph NE

Buckhorn Reservoir forecast for about 46 m.

  • Tonight47°–7 mph NE
  • Sat48°69°–8–12 mph NE
  • Sun45°72°–12 mph NE
  • Mon43°71°–3–7 mph N
  • Tue49°74°–1–6 mph N
  • Wed52°71°3%3–8 mph NE
  • Thu53°74°4%5 mph NE

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Buckhorn Reservoir

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

All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking1.0 km NNW
Parking1.4 km SSW
Parking1.5 km SSE
Buckhorn Veterans ParkCaravan site2.4 km W
Rock Ridge CampgroundCampsite4.5 km ENE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
99.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.4%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
30 m low point 36 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 45.3%Cropland 24.1%Water 16.5%Grassland 12.3%Built-up 1.8%

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 2 km; 73 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Western Flycatcher6
  • Common Buckeye2
  • North American Wheel Bug2
  • White Perch2
  • Chinese privet2
  • Dogfennel2
Where it sits

Where Buckhorn Reservoir sits

Region
North Carolina19United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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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)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia