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Norris Lake

306 m1,004 ft
Area
132 km²
Tonight
43°FFair · Wind 0 mph

Norris Lake is a lake at 306 m above sea level in Tennessee, United States, 132 km² in area and 69.0 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
306 m
Length
69.0 km
Shoreline
1,185.1 km
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Lake

Norris Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
1,185.1 km
3D map

Norris Lake 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

Norris Lake 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

Norris Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Norris Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 43°F (6°C) · Wind 0 mph

Norris Lake forecast for about 367 m.

  • Tonight43°–0 mph
  • Sat44°73°–0 mph
  • Sun42°72°–0 mph
  • Mon45°73°–0 mph
  • Tue47°74°–0 mph
  • Wed47°73°–0 mph
  • Thu47°75°–0 mph

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Norris Lake

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

  • Nearest caravan site

    3.4 km NE

  • Nearest campsite

    Sharps Station Backcounty Campsite

    4.1 km SW · +2 more within 6.8 km

  • Nearest parking

    7.3 km SSW

    +2 more within 7.9 km

All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Caravan site3.4 km NE
Sharps Station Backcounty CampsiteCampsite4.1 km SW
Dark Hollow East Backcounty CampsiteCampsite4.6 km SSW
Dark Hollow West Backcounty CampsiteCampsite6.8 km SW
Parking7.3 km SSW
Parking7.4 km SSW
Parking7.9 km SSW
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 64% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
64.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
31.7%
Steep, 30–45°
3.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
3.8% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
258 m low point 297 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 70.2%Grassland 16.1%Water 12.9%Built-up 0.6%

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

Where it sits

Where Norris Lake sits

Region
Tennessee15United States932North America1,313
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Nearby places

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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 2026-09-15)
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)
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia