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Oswego Lake

31 m102 ft
Area
1.66 km²
Tonight
47°FRain showers · Wind 5 mph SSW

Oswego Lake is a lake at 31 m above sea level in Oregon, United States, 1.66 km² in area and 4.9 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
31 m
Length
4.9 km
Shoreline
20.4 km
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Lake

Oswego Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

4.9 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
20.4 km≈5 h to walk around
3D map

Oswego Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6.9 × 6.9 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Oswego 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

Oswego 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

Oswego Lake weather

Today · Rain showers · 47 / 58°F (8 / 14°C) · 96% chance of precipitation · Wind 6 mph SSW

Oswego Lake forecast for about 61 m.

  • Today47°58°96%6 mph SSW
  • Tue45°59°92%3 mph SW
  • Wed41°57°96%3–10 mph SSW
  • Thu40°56°75%3 mph S
  • Fri37°56°31%1 mph SSE
  • Sat37°58°8%1 mph NE
  • Sun38°60°8%1 mph NNE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 26, 13:41 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Oswego Lake

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

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking0.8 km NW
Parking0.9 km S
Parking0.9 km S
Sellwood ParkTrailhead6.9 km NNE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 6.9 × 6.9 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 89% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
89.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
9.3%
Steep, 30–45°
1.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
1.4% of the 48 km² view
Relief in view
296 m low point 2 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 75.5%Built-up 10.5%Grassland 8.3%Water 5.4%

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 3.4 km; 1,235 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Pacific trillium186
  • Shining Crane's-bill172
  • Pacific Banana Slug164
  • Salmonberry162
  • Pacific Sideband140
  • Herb Robert137
Where it sits

Where Oswego Lake sits

Region
Oregon49United States1,068North America1,546
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Oswego Lake 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 2026-09-08)
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
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia