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Horseshoe Lake

123 m404 ft
Area
5.92 km²
Max depth
16 m
Tonight
47°FFair · Wind 5 mph SE

Horseshoe Lake is a lake at 123 m above sea level in Illinois, United States, 5.92 km² in area and 5.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
123 m
Length
5.3 km
Shoreline
22.5 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Horseshoe Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

5.3 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
22.5 km≈5¾ h to walk around
3D map

Horseshoe Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.3 × 7.3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Horseshoe Lake 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.

Index contours every 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Horseshoe 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

Horseshoe Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 47°F (8°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph SE

Horseshoe Lake forecast for about 123 m.

  • Tonight47°1%5 mph SE
  • Sat49°77°2%5 mph SE
  • Sun52°79°–3 mph S
  • Mon51°79°1%0–3 mph SW
  • Tue52°77°1%1–5 mph S
  • Wed53°79°3%1–7 mph S
  • Thu49°77°8%3–8 mph SW

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Horseshoe Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.0 km ESE

    +2 more within 1.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    MCT-Schoolhouse

    1.3 km NE · +2 more within 6.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Tent camping

    1.8 km SSE · +1 more within 7.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Safari RV Park

    5.0 km SSW · +1 more within 7.3 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Parking1.0 km ESE
Parking1.0 km ESE
Parking1.0 km ESE
MCT-SchoolhouseTrailhead1.3 km NE
Tent campingCampsite1.8 km SSE
Safari RV ParkCaravan site5.0 km SSW
MCT-Schoolhouse TrailTrailhead6.1 km WSW
MCT-SchoolhouseTrailhead6.5 km E
Caravan site7.3 km NNW
General West CampingCampsite7.5 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 7.3 × 7.3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
99.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.3%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 53 km² view
Relief in view
38 m low point 121 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 27.6%Cropland 26.6%Water 17.2%Grassland 15.0%Built-up 11.5%Bare rock / sparse 1.5%Wetland 0.7%

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

Where it sits

Where Horseshoe Lake sits

Region
Illinois6United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Horseshoe 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 2026-09-01)
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)
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia