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Lake Waccamaw

12 m39 ft
Area
36 km²
Tonight
55°FFair · Wind 7–10 mph NE

Lake Waccamaw is a lake at 12 m above sea level in North Carolina, United States, 36 km² in area and 8.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
12 m
Length
8.5 km
Shoreline
23.4 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Waccamaw in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

8.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
23.4 km≈5¾ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Waccamaw 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10.5 × 10.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Waccamaw 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 Waccamaw 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 Waccamaw weather

Tonight · Fair · 55°F (13°C) · Wind 7–10 mph NE

Lake Waccamaw forecast for about 12 m.

  • Tonight55°–7–10 mph NE
  • Sat56°72°–12 mph NE
  • Sun53°74°–12 mph NE
  • Mon48°72°–7–12 mph N
  • Tue53°74°–2–6 mph NE
  • Wed57°74°4%5–8 mph NE
  • Thu58°75°6%7 mph NE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:02 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Waccamaw

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

  • Nearest parking

    3.1 km SSW

    +2 more within 4.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Lake Waccamaw State Park Campground

    4.1 km SE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking3.1 km SSW
Parking3.5 km E
Lake Waccamaw State Park CampgroundCampsite4.1 km SE
Parking4.2 km ESE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 10.5 × 10.5 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 110 km² view
Relief in view
14 m low point 11 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 60.5%Water 32.5%Grassland 3.6%Cropland 2.5%Built-up 0.8%

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 5.2 km; 713 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Great Blue Skimmer61
  • Longleaf pine53
  • Pond Slider50
  • American Alligator47
  • Blue-tipped Dancer47
  • Green Anole46
Where it sits

Where Lake Waccamaw sits

Region
North Carolina19United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Waccamaw 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 2026-09-14)
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