Lake · North Carolina

Lake Gaston

60 m197 ft

Area: 77 km²
Max depth: 29 m
Tonight: 46°FFair · Wind 5 mph NE

Lake Gaston is a lake at 60 m above sea level in North Carolina, United States, 77 km² in area and 45.2 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 60 m
Length: 45.2 km
Shoreline: 567.5 km

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Lake

Lake Gaston in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 567.5 km

3D map

Lake Gaston 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Lake Gaston terrain and contours

5 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 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Gaston elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Gaston weather

Tonight · Fair · 46°F (8°C) · Wind 5 mph NE

Lake Gaston forecast for about 76 m.

Tonight46°–5 mph NE
Sat48°66°–5–8 mph NE
Sun46°69°–8 mph NE
Mon48°69°–0–3 mph N
Tue52°72°–5 mph N
Wed54°68°3%5 mph NE
Thu55°72°3%2 mph NE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:13 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Gaston

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

Nearest parking
3.1 km SW
+2 more within 5.5 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
Camp Willow Springs
3.2 km WSW
Directions Map

All mapped places 4

Place	Distance
Parking	3.1 km SW
Parking	3.1 km WSW
Camp Willow SpringsCampsite	3.2 km WSW
Parking	5.5 km ESE

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 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 400 km² view
Relief in view: 83 m low point 38 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 72.2%Grassland 13.5%Water 11.5%Cropland 2.1%Built-up 0.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Lake Gaston sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Lake Drummond127 km E

Downloads

Lake Gaston downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGLake Gaston satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-16.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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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 2026-09-16)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Lake Gaston

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite