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Lake Buchanan

310 m1,017 ft
Area
89 km²
Max depth
40 m
Tonight
62°FFair · Wind 5 mph SE

Lake Buchanan is a lake at 310 m above sea level in Texas, United States, 89 km² in area and 23.6 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
310 m
Length
23.6 km
Shoreline
206.0 km
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Lake

Lake Buchanan in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
206.0 km
3D map

Lake Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan weather

Tonight · Fair · 62°F (17°C) · Wind 5 mph SE

Lake Buchanan forecast for about 273 m.

  • Tonight62°–5 mph SE
  • Sat63°81°–5–10 mph SE
  • Sun62°78°–5–10 mph SE
  • Mon63°77°8%0–5 mph SE
  • Tue62°76°16%0–5 mph SE
  • Wed63°79°3%0–5 mph SSE
  • Thu64°79°29%0–5 mph SE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:42 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Buchanan

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.8 km NE

    +2 more within 4.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Lake Buchanan RV Resort

    2.1 km NE · +2 more within 4.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Edgewater

    3.7 km W · +2 more within 4.9 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking1.8 km NE
Lake Buchanan RV ResortCaravan site2.1 km NE
EdgewaterCampsite3.7 km W
Black Rock ParkCampsite3.8 km WNW
Parking4.6 km ESE
Freedom Lives Ranch RV ResortCaravan site4.6 km W
Seven Lakes RV ResortCaravan site4.7 km WSW
92Campsite4.9 km E
Parking4.9 km ESE
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
97.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
2.1%
Steep, 30–45°
0.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.1% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
198 m low point 250 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 50.1%Grassland 28.7%Water 17.4%Built-up 2.7%Bare rock / sparse 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; 1,881 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Lace hedgehog cactus629
  • Christmas cholla411
  • Canada Goose329
  • Texas bluebonnet311
  • Greater Earless Lizard280
  • Texas Paintbrush233
Where it sits

Where Lake Buchanan sits

Region
Texas38United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Lake Buchanan 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 2026-09-15)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia