Lake · Kerala

Kerala backwaters

0 m0 ft

Area: 34 km²
Tonight: 24°CRain · Wind 19 km/h S

Kerala backwaters is a lake at 0 m above sea level in Kerala, India, 34 km² in area and 13.5 km long.

All facts

Length: 13.5 km
Shoreline: 80.3 km

Open the 3D view

3D map

Kerala backwaters 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 15.5 × 15.5 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Kerala backwaters topographic map

5 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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

Kerala backwaters 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.

Downloads

Kerala backwaters downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGKerala backwaters satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-02-11.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Lake

Kerala backwaters in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap, surface from the 30 m terrain model.

Surface elevation: 0 m0 ft
Shoreline: 80.3 km

Weather

Kerala backwaters weather

Today · Heavy rain · 24 / 29°C (75 / 84°F) · 31.8 mm · Wind 19 km/h S

Kerala backwaters forecast for about 0 m.

Today24°29°31.8 mm19 km/h S
Sun24°28°31.3 mm20 km/h SW
Mon24°28°14.9 mm9 km/h W
Tue23°27°2.2 mm7 km/h SE
Wed24°29°0.6 mm9 km/h W
Thu22°30°–9 km/h W
Fri23°30°–8 km/h W
Sat24°30°–9 km/h W
Sun24°31°3.3 mm9 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Kerala backwaters

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

Nearest parking
Bus Parking
2.8 km ESE · +2 more within 3.7 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
NEW STAR FC GROUND
4.9 km W · +2 more within 5.7 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	2.8 km ESE
Bus ParkingParking	2.8 km ESE
Parking	3.7 km SSW
NEW STAR FC GROUNDCampsite	4.9 km W
THOSKANA COLONYCampsite	5.5 km W
MADAVANA M N COLONYCampsite	5.7 km W

Slope

Share of the 15.5 × 15.5 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

99.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

0.9%

Steep, 30–45°

0.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.0% of the 240 km² view
Relief in view: 79 m low point -7 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 56.0%Water 29.8%Built-up 6.1%Grassland 2.8%Cropland 2.7%Wetland 1.7%Mangroves 0.8%

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 7.8 km; 774 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Siam weed57
Orangefruit Passionflower52
Indian Black Turtle48
Twister46
Common water hyacinth46
Tawny Coster45

Where it sits

Where Kerala backwaters sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Manjampatti Valley110 km ENE

Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-02-11)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Kerala backwaters

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Nearest parking

Nearest campsite