La Plata Lake
- Area
- 2.52 km²
- Tonight
- 75°FRain showers · Wind 6 mph SE
La Plata Lake is a lake at 50 m above sea level in Puerto Rico, United States, 2.52 km² in area and 8.2 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 50 m
- Length
- 8.2 km
- Shoreline
- 45.0 km
La Plata Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 45.0 km
La Plata Lake 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10.2 × 10.2 km
La Plata Lake terrain and contours
20 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.
La Plata Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
La Plata Lake weather
Tonight · Rain showers · 75°F (24°C) · 20% chance of precipitation · Wind 6 mph SE
La Plata Lake forecast for about 99 m.
- Tonight75°20%6 mph SE
- Sat75°90°50%5–13 mph SE
- Sun75°91°70%5–13 mph SE
- Mon75°89°40%5–12 mph SE
- Tue76°90°20%5–8 mph SE
- Wed74°89°10%5 mph ESE
- Thu75°89°20%3–9 mph ESE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:00 UTC.
Camping & parking near La Plata Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around La Plata Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
1.6 km N
Nearest trailhead
6.3 km SE
Nearest campsite
7.1 km WSW
Slope
Share of the 10.2 × 10.2 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 16.1% of the 104 km² view
- Relief in view
- 566 m low point 5 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5.1 km; 581 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Crested Anole71
- Greater Antillean Grackle62
- Gray Kingbird45
- Zenaida Dove34
- White-winged Dove29
- Gray Wall Jumping Spider29
Where La Plata Lake sits
- Region
- Puerto Rico3United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
La Plata Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-12-27)
- 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)