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Lake Merritt

1 m3 ft
Area
0.61 km²
Tonight
52°FClear · Wind 2 mph N

Lake Merritt is a lake at 1 m above sea level in California, United States, 0.61 km² in area and 1.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
1 m
Length
1.4 km
Shoreline
5.8 km
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Lake

Lake Merritt in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

1.4 km longest500 mN ↑
Shoreline
5.8 km≈1½ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Merritt 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Merritt 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 Merritt 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 Merritt weather

Tonight · Clear · 52°F (11°C) · Wind 2 mph N

Lake Merritt forecast for about 10 m.

  • Tonight52°–2 mph N
  • Sat51°72°–1–5 mph NNE
  • Sun53°72°1%1–5 mph NNE
  • Mon51°67°2%1–8 mph WSW
  • Tue51°67°1%1–5 mph WNW
  • Wed52°68°1%0–5 mph SW
  • Thu52°66°20%0–6 mph WSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:51 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Merritt

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

  • Nearest parking

    Lake Chalet Parking

    0.2 km WSW · +2 more within 0.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Railroad Trail La Salle Stairs

    5.1 km ENE · +2 more within 5.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Pal Camp

    7.4 km E · +2 more within 7.5 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Lake Chalet ParkingParking0.2 km WSW
Parking0.3 km WNW
Parking0.4 km WSW
Railroad Trail La Salle StairsTrailhead5.1 km ENE
Trailhead5.2 km ENE
Montclair railroad trail accessTrailhead5.3 km ENE
Pal CampCampsite7.4 km E
Girls CampCampsite7.4 km ENE
Sibley Back Pack CampCampsite7.5 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 97% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
96.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
3.2%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
66 m low point -2 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Built-up 79.4%Trees 9.0%Water 8.3%Grassland 2.0%Bare rock / sparse 1.3%

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 2 km; 1,669 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Black-crowned Night Heron10,534
  • Snowy Egret2,643
  • American White Pelican1,137
  • Mallard982
  • American Coot884
  • Canada Goose837
Where it sits

Where Lake Merritt sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Lake Merritt 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 2026-09-12)
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