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Lake Waramaug

211 m692 ft
Area
2.67 km²
Tonight
31°FPartly cloudy · Wind 2 mph NE

Lake Waramaug is a lake at 211 m above sea level in Connecticut, United States, 2.67 km² in area and 3.9 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
211 m
Length
3.9 km
Shoreline
15.5 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Waramaug in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

3.9 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
15.5 km≈3¾ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Waramaug 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 5.9 × 5.9 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Waramaug 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 Waramaug 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 Waramaug weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 31°F (-1°C) · Wind 2 mph NE

Lake Waramaug forecast for about 243 m.

  • Tonight31°–2 mph NE
  • Sat31°59°–3 mph NW
  • Sun36°63°–2 mph NW
  • Mon42°65°–1–5 mph NW
  • Tue34°58°1%6 mph N
  • Wed41°56°3%3 mph E
  • Thu46°63°6%1–7 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:36 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Waramaug

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

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking1.0 km ENE
Parking1.8 km W
Parking2.1 km WNW
Camp ChinquekaCampsite6.5 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 5.9 × 5.9 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 85% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
84.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
14.2%
Steep, 30–45°
0.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.8% of the 35 km² view
Relief in view
261 m low point 172 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 75.7%Grassland 13.3%Water 7.3%Cropland 2.8%

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 3.0 km; 646 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee16
  • Striped wintergreen15
  • Ragged-robin14
  • Mountain laurel13
  • Pink lady's slipper12
  • Wild geranium12
Where it sits

Where Lake Waramaug sits

Region
Connecticut4United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Waramaug 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 2026-08-29)
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