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Lake Taneycomo

214 m702 ft
Area
8.41 km²
Tonight
50°FFair · Wind 2–6 mph E

Lake Taneycomo is a lake at 214 m above sea level in Missouri, United States, 8.41 km² in area and 20.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
214 m
Length
20.8 km
Shoreline
120.0 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Taneycomo in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
120.0 km
3D map

Lake Taneycomo 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 Taneycomo terrain and contours

10 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 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Taneycomo elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Taneycomo weather

Tonight · Fair · 50°F (10°C) · Wind 2–6 mph E

Lake Taneycomo forecast for about 234 m.

  • Tonight50°–2–6 mph E
  • Sat50°81°–5 mph SE
  • Sun50°80°–0–5 mph SE
  • Mon50°77°–0–3 mph SE
  • Tue49°76°1%0–3 mph S
  • Wed52°79°4%0–5 mph SW
  • Thu49°78°8%0–7 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:36 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Taneycomo

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.5 km NNE

    +2 more within 0.8 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Jim and Margie Berry Gateway Trails Trailhead

    4.5 km E

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking0.5 km NNE
Parking0.7 km NE
Parking0.8 km NNE
Jim and Margie Berry Gateway Trails TrailheadTrailhead4.5 km E
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 87% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
86.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
12.1%
Steep, 30–45°
0.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
1.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
222 m low point 201 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 72.4%Grassland 18.5%Built-up 4.9%Water 3.0%Cropland 0.6%

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; 1,586 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mallard75
  • Prairie Lizard55
  • White-tailed Deer27
  • Carolina horsenettle27
  • Three-toed Box Turtle26
  • Canada Goose25
Where it sits

Where Lake Taneycomo sits

Region
Missouri9United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Taneycomo 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 2026-08-08)
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