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Lake Murray

108 m354 ft
Area
196 km²
Tonight
52°FClear · Wind 7–10 mph NE

Lake Murray is a lake at 108 m above sea level in South Carolina, United States, 196 km² in area and 44.6 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
108 m
Length
44.6 km
Shoreline
1,007.4 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Murray in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
1,007.4 km
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 · 20 × 20 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Murray 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 Murray 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 Murray weather

Tonight · Clear · 52°F (11°C) · Wind 7–10 mph NE

Lake Murray forecast for about 113 m.

  • Tonight52°–7–10 mph NE
  • Sat50°68°–14 mph NE
  • Sun51°70°–14 mph NE
  • Mon46°70°–6–9 mph NE
  • Tue50°74°–3 mph NE
  • Wed53°71°2%6 mph NE
  • Thu54°73°3%6 mph NE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:21 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.

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking3.2 km N
Parking3.2 km N
Parking3.5 km SW
Woodmen of the World ParkCampsite7.5 km NE
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°
99.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.1%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
102 m low point 83 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 47.0%Water 37.3%Grassland 9.6%Built-up 4.7%Cropland 1.1%

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; 892 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Green Anole81
  • Northern Mockingbird63
  • Great Blue Heron61
  • Green Treefrog60
  • Northern Cardinal50
  • Scarlet Sesbane48
Where it sits

Where Lake Murray sits

Region
South Carolina9United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Murray 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 2026-09-29)
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
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia