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Liberty Reservoir

126 m413 ft
Area
12 km²
Tonight
39°FFog · Wind 0 mph

Liberty Reservoir is a lake at 126 m above sea level in Maryland, United States, 12 km² in area and 13.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
126 m
Length
13.5 km
Shoreline
134.9 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Liberty Reservoir in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

13.5 km longest5 kmN ↑
Shoreline
134.9 km
3D map

Liberty Reservoir 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 15.5 × 15.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Liberty Reservoir 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

Liberty Reservoir 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

Liberty Reservoir weather

Today · Widespread frost · 39 / 64°F (4 / 18°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 1 mph SW

Liberty Reservoir forecast for about 138 m.

  • Today39°64°1%1 mph SW
  • Mon47°68°1%0–5 mph NW
  • Tue43°66°–6 mph N
  • Wed47°64°–1–5 mph E
  • Thu50°70°–1–6 mph S
  • Fri51°73°–2 mph W
  • Sat53°71°7%0–5 mph E

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 25, 11:52 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Liberty Reservoir

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

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking0.5 km WNW
Parking2.1 km SSW
Parking2.1 km SSW
McKeldin Youth Group CampingCampsite7.1 km S
Slope

Slope

Share of the 15.5 × 15.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 94% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
93.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
6.1%
Steep, 30–45°
0.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.1% of the 240 km² view
Relief in view
176 m low point 80 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 66.4%Grassland 20.1%Built-up 5.3%Water 4.9%Cropland 3.1%

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 7.8 km; 2,620 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Huron Skipper267
  • Large field chickweed239
  • Lyreleaf Rockcress227
  • Azure bluet191
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail190
  • Blackjack oak183
Where it sits

Where Liberty Reservoir sits

Region
Maryland9United States943North America1,328
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Liberty Reservoir 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 2026-07-23)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Official website · Wikidata · Wikipedia