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Lac qui Parle

286 m938 ft
Tonight
61°FCloudy · Wind 15–20 mph SSE

Lac qui Parle is a lake at 286 m above sea level in Minnesota, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
286 m
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3D map

Lac qui Parle 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lac qui Parle terrain and contours

2 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 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lac qui Parle elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lac qui Parle weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 61°F (16°C) · 9% chance of precipitation · Wind 15–20 mph SSE

Lac qui Parle forecast for about 284 m.

  • Tonight61°9%15–20 mph SSE
  • Sat39°66°33%10–15 mph WSW
  • Sun37°52°50%0–5 mph N
  • Mon36°48°68%5–10 mph NE
  • Tue41°54°61%5–10 mph E
  • Wed37°60°29%10–15 mph S
  • Thu35°55°11%5–10 mph NW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:07 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lac qui Parle

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking0.6 km ENE
Parking0.7 km SSW
Parking0.9 km ESE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 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 16 km² view
Relief in view
31 m low point 284 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 53.9%Water 23.0%Cropland 14.2%Trees 7.2%Built-up 1.0%Wetland 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 2 km; 133 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Lowland Loosestrife6
  • White meadowsweet5
  • Silvery scurfpea5
  • Bald Eagle4
  • White-tailed Deer4
  • Common yarrow4
Where it sits

Where Lac qui Parle sits

Region
Minnesota23United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lac qui Parle downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-09-10)
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