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Lake Barkley

108 m354 ft
Area
177 km²
Tonight
46°FClear · Wind 3 mph ENE

Lake Barkley is a lake at 108 m above sea level in Kentucky, United States, 177 km² in area and 64.1 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
108 m
Length
64.1 km
Shoreline
774.4 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Barkley in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
774.4 km
3D map

Lake Barkley 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

Lake Barkley terrain and contours

10 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 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Barkley elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Barkley weather

Tonight · Clear · 46°F (8°C) · Wind 3 mph ENE

Lake Barkley forecast for about 117 m.

  • Tonight46°–3 mph ENE
  • Sat49°77°1%2 mph SE
  • Sun50°78°–2 mph SSW
  • Mon50°76°–2 mph WSW
  • Tue51°76°–2 mph SSE
  • Wed51°77°–1–5 mph S
  • Thu48°77°2%2–6 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:16 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Barkley

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.3 km S

    +2 more within 1.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Canal Loop Trail Trailhead

    3.8 km S · +1 more within 6.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Nickell Branch Basic Campground

    4.1 km SSE · +1 more within 7.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    4.5 km WNW

    +1 more within 5.3 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking1.3 km S
Parking1.4 km SSW
Parking1.5 km SSW
Canal Loop Trail TrailheadTrailhead3.8 km S
Nickell Branch Basic CampgroundCampsite4.1 km SSE
Caravan site4.5 km WNW
Caravan site5.3 km W
North/South Trail Head (North, West) at Land Between The LakesTrailhead6.0 km SSE
Demumbers Bay Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The LakesCampsite7.8 km SE
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 96% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
96.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
3.5%
Steep, 30–45°
0.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
0.2% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
215 m low point -26 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 55.6%Water 20.1%Grassland 15.3%Cropland 6.3%Built-up 1.8%Bare rock / sparse 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 10 km; 1,176 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Great Blue Heron36
  • Silver Carp35
  • American White Pelican32
  • Osprey32
  • White-tailed Deer27
  • Yellow Bass24
Where it sits

Where Lake Barkley sits

Region
Tennessee15United 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 2026-09-28)
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)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia