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Lake Norman

230 m755 ft
Area
127 km²
Tonight
48°FClear · Wind 9 mph NE

Lake Norman is a lake at 230 m above sea level in North Carolina, United States, 127 km² in area and 37.6 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
230 m
Length
37.6 km
Shoreline
891.6 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Norman in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
891.6 km
3D map

Lake Norman 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 Norman 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 Norman 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 Norman weather

Tonight · Clear · 48°F (9°C) · Wind 9 mph NE

Lake Norman forecast for about 232 m.

  • Tonight48°–9 mph NE
  • Sat47°65°–12 mph NE
  • Sun47°67°–12 mph NE
  • Mon47°70°–5 mph NNE
  • Tue50°74°–3 mph NNE
  • Wed51°70°1%5 mph NE
  • Thu52°73°3%3 mph NE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:25 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Norman

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking2.1 km W
Parking2.1 km W
Parking2.2 km W
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.7%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
140 m low point 142 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 54.8%Water 21.5%Grassland 14.1%Built-up 7.9%Cropland 1.1%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; 2,508 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel420
  • American Robin246
  • Green Anole228
  • Asian Lady Beetle217
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail217
  • American sweetgum202
Where it sits

Where Lake Norman sits

Region
North Carolina19United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Norman 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 2026-09-04)
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