Explore
Lake · Virginia

Kerr Lake

89 m292 ft
Area
182 km²
Tonight
42°FFair · Wind 6 mph NE

Kerr Lake is a lake at 89 m above sea level in Virginia, United States, 182 km² in area and 47.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
89 m
Length
47.8 km
Shoreline
1,224.5 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Kerr Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
1,224.5 km
3D map

Kerr 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

Kerr 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

Kerr 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

Kerr Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 42°F (6°C) · Wind 6 mph NE

Kerr Lake forecast for about 91 m.

  • Tonight42°–6 mph NE
  • Sat43°66°–9 mph NE
  • Sun40°69°1%9 mph NE
  • Mon43°70°–3 mph N
  • Tue48°73°–3 mph N
  • Wed50°69°2%3 mph NE
  • Thu51°72°2%1 mph NE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:35 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Kerr Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.7 km NNE

    +2 more within 1.8 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping Area C

    1.8 km N · +2 more within 2.1 km

All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking1.7 km NNE
Camping Area CCampsite1.8 km N
Camping Area BCampsite1.8 km NNE
Parking1.8 km N
Parking1.8 km N
Camping Area DCampsite2.1 km NNW
Slope

Slope

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

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

Gentle, 0–15°
99.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.4%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
74 m low point 60 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 56.4%Water 21.4%Grassland 15.7%Cropland 5.7%Built-up 0.6%

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; 846 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bald Eagle34
  • Double-crested Cormorant33
  • Black Vulture30
  • Fowler's Toad23
  • Northern Cricket Frog21
  • Green Treefrog21
Where it sits

Where Kerr Lake sits

Region
Virginia13United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

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

Free files made in your browser from this page's terrain data. No sign-up; credit the sources below.

Print & wall
3D printing & 3D apps
GIS & GPS
</>Embed this mapPaste this into your site to show the interactive 3D terrain, with a credit link back here.<iframe src="https://topolu.com/embed/kerr-lake" width="100%" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen title="3D terrain of Kerr Lake"></iframe> <p><a href="https://topolu.com/kerr-lake" rel="nofollow">Topolu</a></p>

Free to use with credit: see the data sources

Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-16)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia