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Lake Powell

1,093 m3,586 ft
Area
549 km²
Max depth
150 m
Tonight
48°FFair · Wind 5 mph NW

Lake Powell is a lake at 1,093 m above sea level in Arizona, United States, 549 km² in area and 148.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,093 m
Length
148.4 km
Shoreline
2,382.1 km
Open the 3D view
3D map

Lake Powell 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 Powell topographic map

25 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 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Powell 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.
Downloads

Lake Powell downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Lake

Lake Powell in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
2,382.1 km
Weather

Lake Powell weather

Tonight · Fair · 48°F (9°C) · 33% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph NW

Lake Powell forecast for about 1,219 m.

  • Tonight48°33%5 mph NW
  • Sat49°62°38%2–8 mph N
  • Sun48°62°6%3 mph NE
  • Mon48°61°–5 mph NE
  • Tue48°63°–2 mph S
  • Wed48°62°2%2 mph NE
  • Thu48°62°19%2 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:13 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Powell

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.2 km W

    +2 more within 0.4 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Hanging Garden Trail

    0.7 km E · +2 more within 7.2 km

  • Nearest campsite

    1.1 km WNW

    +2 more within 4.8 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Roam America

    5.1 km SE · +2 more within 7.0 km

All mapped places 12
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km W
Parking0.3 km E
Parking0.4 km E
Hanging Garden TrailTrailhead0.7 km E
Campsite1.1 km WNW
Ropes TrailCampsite2.1 km SSW
Page Lake Powell CampgroundCampsite4.8 km SE
Roam AmericaCaravan site5.1 km SE
Caravan site5.2 km ENE
Horseshoe Bend TrailTrailhead6.8 km SSW
Wahweap RV & CampgroundCaravan site7.0 km N
Lower Antelope Canyon EntranceTrailhead7.2 km ESE
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 90% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
89.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
6.2%
Steep, 30–45°
2.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
1.9%
Steeper than 30°
4.2% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
624 m low point 944 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 87.4%Water 7.3%Grassland 1.9%Shrubland 1.7%Built-up 1.7%

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; 571 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard243
  • Sacred Datura175
  • Desert Spiny Lizard167
  • Plains Pricklypear150
  • Canaigre Dock145
  • Common Raven94
Where it sits

Where Lake Powell sits

Region
Arizona28United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-04)
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)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia