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Lake Koocanusa

746 m2,448 ft
Area
178 km²

Lake Koocanusa is a lake at 746 m above sea level in Montana, United States, 178 km² in area and 114.2 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
746 m
Length
114.2 km
Shoreline
390.9 km
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Lake

Lake Koocanusa in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
390.9 km
3D map

Lake Koocanusa 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 Koocanusa terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Koocanusa 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 Koocanusa weather

Lake Koocanusa forecast for about 746 m: unavailable right now. Try again in a few minutes.

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Koocanusa

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Kalispell Trail Campground

    1.1 km NNW · +2 more within 1.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Boat Launch parking

    1.2 km N · +2 more within 3.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Baynes Lake RV Park

    3.3 km ENE · +1 more within 3.1 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Kalispell Trail CampgroundCampsite1.1 km NNW
Boat Launch parkingParking1.2 km N
Campsite1.4 km S
South Pool Group CampgroundCampsite1.5 km N
Parking2.8 km NE
Caravan site3.1 km ENE
Parking3.2 km NNE
Baynes Lake RV ParkCaravan site3.3 km ENE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 87% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
86.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
11.1%
Steep, 30–45°
2.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
2.1% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
1,038 m low point 743 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 64.9%Grassland 24.9%Water 8.8%Bare rock / sparse 0.5%

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; 567 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Painted Turtle91
  • Anicia Checkerspot83
  • Common Ringlet79
  • Antelope Bitterbrush76
  • Great mullein54
  • Western Tiger Beetle51
Where it sits

Where Lake Koocanusa sits

Region
Montana24United States932Canada331North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

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

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-29)
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
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia