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Lake Peigneur

-1 m-3 ft
Area
4.65 km²
Max depth
61 m
Tonight
57°FClear · Wind 0–5 mph SE

Lake Peigneur is a lake at -1 m above sea level in Louisiana, United States, 4.65 km² in area and 3.0 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
-1 m
Length
3.0 km
Shoreline
11.0 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Peigneur in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

3.0 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
11.0 km≈2¾ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Peigneur 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 5 × 5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Peigneur terrain and contours

1 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 5 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Peigneur 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 Peigneur weather

Tonight · Clear · 57°F (14°C) · Wind 0–5 mph SE

Lake Peigneur forecast for about 1 m.

  • Tonight57°–0–5 mph SE
  • Sat53°83°–5–10 mph E
  • Sun56°81°–5–10 mph NE
  • Mon58°81°–5–10 mph NE
  • Tue59°81°2%5–10 mph E
  • Wed57°82°4%5 mph E
  • Thu56°82°2%5–10 mph E

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:45 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Peigneur

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking3.4 km SSW
Parking3.5 km S
Parking5.9 km WSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 5 × 5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
100.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.0%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 25 km² view
Relief in view
20 m low point -1 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Cropland 28.3%Grassland 23.3%Trees 23.3%Water 18.9%Wetland 4.7%Built-up 1.5%

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 2.5 km; 172 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Roseate Spoonbill30
  • American Alligator24
  • Great Egret16
  • Little Blue Heron14
  • Eastern Lubber Grasshopper13
  • Pond Slider12
Where it sits

Where Lake Peigneur sits

Region
Louisiana6United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Peigneur 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 2026-09-23)
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