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Clinton Lake

266 m873 ft
Area
29 km²
Tonight
55°FCloudy · Wind 0–5 mph SE

Clinton Lake is a lake at 266 m above sea level in Kansas, United States, 29 km² in area and 10.2 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
266 m
Length
10.2 km
Shoreline
66.7 km
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Lake

Clinton Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

10.2 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
66.7 km
3D map

Clinton Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12.2 × 12.2 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Clinton Lake terrain and contours

5 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 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Clinton 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

Clinton Lake weather

Today · Fair · 55 / 79°F (13 / 26°C) · Wind 5 mph S

Clinton Lake forecast for about 272 m.

  • Today55°79°–5 mph S
  • Mon56°77°16%5 mph S
  • Tue57°73°17%5–10 mph S
  • Wed59°78°19%10 mph S
  • Thu60°80°19%5–10 mph S
  • Fri58°78°31%10–15 mph S
  • Sat56°74°60%10 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 25, 14:21 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Clinton Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.3 km W

    +2 more within 0.3 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Hickory Campground

    0.8 km WSW · +2 more within 1.1 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Clinton Lake North Shore Trails Trailhead 2

    2.9 km NNE · +1 more within 3.8 km

All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km W
Parking0.3 km WSW
Parking0.3 km W
Hickory CampgroundCampsite0.8 km WSW
Cedar Ridge CampgroundCampsite1.0 km WNW
Walnut CampgroundCampsite1.1 km WSW
Clinton Lake North Shore Trails Trailhead 2Trailhead2.9 km NNE
Clinton Lake North Shore Trails TrailheadTrailhead3.8 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12.2 × 12.2 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 97% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
97.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
2.5%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 149 km² view
Relief in view
89 m low point 247 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 35.1%Grassland 31.3%Water 20.8%Cropland 9.8%Built-up 2.7%

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 6.1 km; 1,226 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Ring-necked Snake74
  • White-tailed Deer66
  • Yellow Garden Spider59
  • North American Wheel Bug58
  • Blanchard's Cricket Frog54
  • Bald Eagle52
Where it sits

Where Clinton Lake sits

Region
Kansas4United States943North America1,328
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Clinton Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-08-28)
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)
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