Lake of the Ozarks
- Area
- 211 km²
- Tonight
- 54°FFair · Wind 5 mph SE
Lake of the Ozarks is a lake at 200 m above sea level in Missouri, United States, 211 km² in area and 77.2 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 200 m
- Length
- 77.2 km
- Shoreline
- 1,508.8 km
Lake of the Ozarks in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 1,508.8 km
Lake of the Ozarks 3D map
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Lake of the Ozarks 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.
Lake of the Ozarks elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Lake of the Ozarks weather
Tonight · Fair · 54°F (12°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph SE
Lake of the Ozarks forecast for about 200 m.
- Tonight54°1%5 mph SE
- Sat55°81°2%5 mph SE
- Sun55°81°–1 mph SE
- Mon55°78°1%2 mph S
- Tue54°75°2%2 mph SW
- Wed55°77°7%0–5 mph SW
- Thu52°75°13%1–5 mph SW
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:36 UTC.
Camping & parking near Lake of the Ozarks
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake of the Ozarks, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.4 km NE
Nearest caravan site
Camp Bagnell on the River
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.4 km NE |
| Parking | 0.6 km WSW |
| Parking | 0.6 km WSW |
| Camp Bagnell on the RiverCaravan site | 3.2 km NE |
Slope
Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 85% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.4% of the 400 km² view
- Relief in view
- 144 m low point 166 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10 km; 550 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- White-tailed Deer60
- Great Blue Heron45
- Mallard43
- Prairie Lizard24
- Three-toed Box Turtle23
- Turkey Vulture21
Where Lake of the Ozarks sits
- Region
- Missouri9United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Harry S. Truman ReservoirLake↑69 km W
Pomme de Terre Lake256 m↑72 km WSW
Fellows Lake384 m↑112 km SSW
Lake Jacomo↑171 km WNW
Lake Taneycomo↑175 km SSW
More 1
Lake of the Ozarks downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-19)
- 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)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)