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Nickajack Lake

193 m633 ft
Area
15 km²
Tonight
47°FClear · Wind 0 mph

Nickajack Lake is a lake at 193 m above sea level in Tennessee, United States, 15 km² in area and 9.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
193 m
Length
9.5 km
Shoreline
49.3 km
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Lake

Nickajack Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

9.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
49.3 km
3D map

Nickajack Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 11.5 × 11.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Nickajack Lake terrain and contours

20 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 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Nickajack Lake 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

Nickajack Lake weather

Tonight · Clear · 47°F (8°C) · Wind 0 mph

Nickajack Lake forecast for about 229 m.

  • Tonight47°–0 mph
  • Sat46°73°–0 mph
  • Sun45°73°–0–5 mph E
  • Mon47°73°–0 mph
  • Tue50°75°–0 mph
  • Wed48°73°1%0–5 mph SE
  • Thu49°76°1%0–5 mph SE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:06 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Nickajack Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.3 km NNE

    +2 more within 0.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Shellmound Campground

    1.1 km ENE · +1 more within 2.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    TVA Little Cedar Mountail Trail

    4.6 km NE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km NNE
Parking0.4 km WSW
Parking0.4 km SSW
Shellmound CampgroundCampsite1.1 km ENE
Grant Summit CabinsCampsite2.5 km S
TVA Little Cedar Mountail TrailTrailhead4.6 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 11.5 × 11.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 78% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
77.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
19.4%
Steep, 30–45°
2.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.2%
Steeper than 30°
3.1% of the 132 km² view
Relief in view
405 m low point 182 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 67.0%Grassland 14.3%Water 13.6%Cropland 3.1%Built-up 1.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Nickajack Lake sits

Region
Tennessee15United States932North America1,313
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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 2026-09-20)
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)
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia