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Lake Murray

162 m531 ft
Area
0.57 km²
Tonight
57°FRain showers · Wind 0–5 mph NE

Lake Murray is a lake at 162 m above sea level in California, United States, 0.57 km² in area and 1.7 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
162 m
Length
1.7 km
Shoreline
6.7 km
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Lake

Lake Murray in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

1.7 km longest500 mN ↑
Shoreline
6.7 km≈1¾ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Murray 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 Murray 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 Murray elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Murray weather

Tonight · Rain showers · 57°F (14°C) · 33% chance of precipitation · Wind 0–5 mph NE

Lake Murray forecast for about 183 m.

  • Tonight57°33%0–5 mph NE
  • Sat58°77°2%0–10 mph NE
  • Sun60°81°–0–10 mph NW
  • Mon59°82°–0–10 mph N
  • Tue58°80°–0–10 mph N
  • Wed59°78°4%0–10 mph E
  • Thu60°74°21%0–10 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 20:37 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Murray

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.4 km ESE

    +2 more within 0.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    San Diego RV Resort

    1.6 km SSE · +1 more within 5.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Cowles Mountain Trail

    2.2 km NNE · +2 more within 3.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Kumeyaay Lake Campground

    6.1 km N

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.4 km ESE
Parking0.5 km ESE
Parking0.6 km NNW
San Diego RV ResortCaravan site1.6 km SSE
Cowles Mountain TrailTrailhead2.2 km NNE
Barker Way TrailTrailhead3.4 km NE
Trailhead3.6 km NW
Caravan site5.9 km NNE
Kumeyaay Lake CampgroundCampsite6.1 km N
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 88% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
87.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
11.7%
Steep, 30–45°
0.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.6% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
170 m low point 89 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Built-up 68.8%Trees 17.3%Grassland 6.3%Shrubland 3.5%Water 3.5%

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 2 km; 1,009 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mallard1,029
  • Great-tailed Grackle600
  • Canada Goose581
  • American Coot463
  • Osprey358
  • Anna's Hummingbird313
Where it sits

Where Lake Murray sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-09-26)
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
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 · Wikipedia