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Lake Sakakawea

558 m1,831 ft
Area
1,266 km²
Max depth
55 m
Tonight
36°FFair · Wind 16–31 mph SW

Lake Sakakawea is a lake at 558 m above sea level in North Dakota, United States, 1,266 km² in area and 175.1 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
558 m
Length
175.1 km
Shoreline
1,730.8 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Sakakawea in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
1,730.8 km
3D map

Lake Sakakawea 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 Sakakawea 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 Sakakawea 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 Sakakawea weather

Tonight · Fair · 36°F (2°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 16–31 mph SW

Lake Sakakawea forecast for about 564 m.

  • Tonight36°1%16–31 mph SW
  • Sat25°50°–15–31 mph W
  • Sun25°48°5%1–7 mph N
  • Mon26°44°17%6–12 mph E
  • Tue31°47°28%12–15 mph SE
  • Wed25°48°36%9–21 mph W
  • Thu25°45°7%8–12 mph NW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:41 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Sakakawea

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Downstream Campground

    2.3 km SSW · +2 more within 5.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    2.7 km E

    +2 more within 2.9 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Downstream CampgroundCampsite2.3 km SSW
Parking2.7 km E
Parking2.9 km E
Parking2.9 km E
Campsite4.0 km NW
Lake Sakakawea SP - Fishing PointCampsite5.1 km NW
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 97% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
96.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
2.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.3% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
138 m low point 508 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 34.0%Cropland 32.1%Grassland 28.4%Trees 4.4%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%

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; 289 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bald Eagle23
  • Ring-billed Gull19
  • American Herring Gull19
  • American White Pelican16
  • Mallard16
  • Common Merganser15
Where it sits

Where Lake Sakakawea sits

Region
United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

Downloads

Lake Sakakawea 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 2026-09-24)
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)
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