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Lake Bemidji

408 m1,339 ft
Area
26 km²
Tonight
54°FLight rain · Wind 16–21 mph SSE

Lake Bemidji is a lake at 408 m above sea level in Minnesota, United States, 26 km² in area and 8.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
408 m
Length
8.8 km
Shoreline
24.8 km
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Lake

Lake Bemidji in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

8.8 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
24.8 km≈6¼ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Bemidji 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10.8 × 10.8 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Bemidji 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

Lake Bemidji 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

Lake Bemidji weather

Tonight · Light rain · 54°F (12°C) · 26% chance of precipitation · Wind 16–21 mph SSE

Lake Bemidji forecast for about 408 m.

  • Tonight54°26%16–21 mph SSE
  • Sat36°59°44%13–18 mph SW
  • Sun32°48°–5–10 mph WNW
  • Mon32°44°23%6 mph NE
  • Tue39°48°32%3–8 mph ESE
  • Wed36°53°41%7–13 mph S
  • Thu33°48°15%10 mph WNW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:36 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Bemidji

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.3 km SW

    +2 more within 0.3 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Silver Maple Campsite

    3.0 km SW

  • Nearest trailhead

    2

    3.6 km WSW · +1 more within 3.7 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Royal Oaks RV Park

    4.5 km SSE · +1 more within 7.7 km

All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km SW
Parking0.3 km SSW
Parking0.3 km SW
Silver Maple CampsiteCampsite3.0 km SW
2Trailhead3.6 km WSW
Trailhead3.7 km WSW
Royal Oaks RV ParkCaravan site4.5 km SSE
Bemidji KOA JourneyCaravan site7.7 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 10.8 × 10.8 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 117 km² view
Relief in view
46 m low point 408 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 41.7%Water 25.6%Grassland 19.8%Built-up 7.6%Cropland 4.0%Wetland 1.1%

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 5.4 km; 1,102 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Showy lady's slipper68
  • Common Merganser65
  • Marsh marigold56
  • Canadian bunchberry55
  • Bog Labrador Tea53
  • Pink lady's slipper49
Where it sits

Where Lake Bemidji sits

Region
Minnesota23United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Bemidji 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 2026-09-30)
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