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Lake Mattamuskeet

0 m0 ft
Surface elevation
-0 m
Area
163 km²
Tonight
57°FPartly cloudy · Wind 14 mph NE

Lake Mattamuskeet is a lake at -0 m above sea level in North Carolina, United States, 163 km² in area and 22.8 km long.

All facts
Length
22.8 km
Shoreline
142.2 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Mattamuskeet in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
142.2 km
3D map

Lake Mattamuskeet 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 Mattamuskeet terrain and contours

1 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 5 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Mattamuskeet 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 Mattamuskeet weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 57°F (14°C) · 6% chance of precipitation · Wind 14 mph NE

Lake Mattamuskeet forecast for about 1 m.

  • Tonight57°6%14 mph NE
  • Sat58°68°1%14 mph NE
  • Sun56°69°–13–16 mph NE
  • Mon51°66°–8–12 mph N
  • Tue57°71°–6–9 mph N
  • Wed60°71°8%12 mph NE
  • Thu60°72°9%7 mph NE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:13 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Mattamuskeet

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

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking4.8 km SSE
Parking4.9 km SSE
Parking5.3 km SSE
Mattamuskeet CampgroundCaravan site6.1 km SSW
Slope

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°
100.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.0%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
8 m low point -1 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 37.6%Water 36.4%Cropland 16.1%Wetland 6.8%Grassland 3.1%

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 10 km; 1,318 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Tundra Swan99
  • Northern Pintail77
  • Great Egret67
  • American Coot53
  • Great Blue Heron52
  • Northern Shoveler48
Where it sits

Where Lake Mattamuskeet sits

Region
North Carolina19United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Mattamuskeet 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 2026-09-03)
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)
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