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Joe Pool Lake

158 m518 ft
Area
26 km²
Tonight
58°FClear · Wind 5 mph SSE

Joe Pool Lake is a lake at 158 m above sea level in Texas, United States, 26 km² in area and 13.6 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
158 m
Length
13.6 km
Shoreline
93.0 km
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Lake

Joe Pool Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

13.6 km longest5 kmN ↑
Shoreline
93.0 km
3D map

Joe Pool Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 15.6 × 15.6 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Joe Pool 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

Joe Pool 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

Joe Pool Lake weather

Tonight · Clear · 58°F (14°C) · Wind 5 mph SSE

Joe Pool Lake forecast for about 152 m.

  • Tonight58°–5 mph SSE
  • Today60°84°–0–10 mph SSE
  • Sun57°81°–0–10 mph SE
  • Mon60°80°1%0–5 mph SE
  • Tue59°79°7%0–5 mph SSE
  • Wed61°82°7%5–10 mph SSE
  • Thu62°81°17%0–10 mph SE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 06:26 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Joe Pool Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.3 km ESE

    +2 more within 1.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Primitive Campsite

    2.7 km SE · +2 more within 7.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Travis RV Park

    6.1 km NE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking1.3 km ESE
Parking1.3 km ESE
Parking1.4 km ESE
Campsite2.4 km SE
Primitive CampsiteCampsite2.7 km SE
Travis RV ParkCaravan site6.1 km NE
Hord's EdgeCampsite7.6 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 15.6 × 15.6 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.4%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 243 km² view
Relief in view
128 m low point 139 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 37.5%Built-up 26.6%Grassland 21.6%Water 11.2%Cropland 1.9%Bare rock / sparse 1.3%

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 7.8 km; 3,417 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Northern Cardinal1,038
  • Texas bluebonnet749
  • Texas Spiny Lizard724
  • Green antelopehorns530
  • Mallard452
  • Eastern Bluebird440
Where it sits

Where Joe Pool Lake sits

Region
Texas38United States935North America1,317
Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-08-16)
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