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Lake of Egypt

158 m518 ft
Tonight
45°FFair · Wind 3 mph ESE

Lake of Egypt is a lake at 158 m above sea level in Illinois, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
158 m
Open the 3D view
3D map

Lake of Egypt 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 of Egypt terrain and contours

2 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 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake of Egypt 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 of Egypt weather

Tonight · Fair · 45°F (7°C) · Wind 3 mph ESE

Lake of Egypt forecast for about 155 m.

  • Tonight45°–3 mph ESE
  • Sat48°76°1%3 mph ESE
  • Sun49°77°–3 mph SSW
  • Mon49°76°–2 mph WNW
  • Tue50°75°–0–3 mph SSW
  • Wed50°76°–0–6 mph SSE
  • Thu47°76°2%2–8 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:16 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake of Egypt

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking1.6 km WSW
Parking1.6 km SE
Parking1.7 km SE
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.1%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
45 m low point 137 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 52.0%Grassland 20.7%Cropland 12.1%Water 9.5%Built-up 4.5%Bare rock / sparse 1.3%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Lake of Egypt sits

Region
Illinois6United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Lake of Egypt 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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia