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Jordan Lake

66 m217 ft
Area
55 km²
Max depth
12 m
Tonight
45°FFair · Wind 6 mph NE

Jordan Lake is a lake at 66 m above sea level in North Carolina, United States, 55 km² in area and 27.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
66 m
Length
27.4 km
Shoreline
277.3 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Jordan Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
277.3 km
3D map

Jordan Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 20 × 20 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Jordan 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

Jordan 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

Jordan Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 45°F (7°C) · Wind 6 mph NE

Jordan Lake forecast for about 59 m.

  • Tonight45°–6 mph NE
  • Sat46°68°–6–9 mph NE
  • Sun44°70°–6–9 mph NE
  • Mon43°71°–5 mph N
  • Tue48°74°–0–5 mph N
  • Wed51°70°2%2–6 mph NE
  • Thu51°74°2%3 mph NE

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Jordan Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.5 km SW

    +2 more within 1.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Parkers Creek Campground

    1.6 km W · +2 more within 3.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Lower-Haw River Trail parking

    7.5 km WSW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking1.5 km SW
Parking1.5 km SE
Parking1.6 km WSW
Parkers Creek CampgroundCampsite1.6 km W
Crosswinds Campground Loop ACampsite2.5 km ESE
Crosswinds Campground Loop CCampsite3.0 km E
Lower-Haw River Trail parkingTrailhead7.5 km WSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
98.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.3%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
140 m low point 63 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 75.3%Water 13.2%Grassland 7.9%Built-up 2.9%

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 10 km; 3,402 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Box Turtle458
  • White-tailed Deer271
  • Green Anole261
  • Christmas fern236
  • Great Blue Heron209
  • Common Watersnake207
Where it sits

Where Jordan Lake 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 · Wikipedia