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Patoka Lake

164 m538 ft
Area
36 km²
Tonight
46°FClear · Wind 1 mph E

Patoka Lake is a lake at 164 m above sea level in Indiana, United States, 36 km² in area and 17.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
164 m
Length
17.5 km
Shoreline
233.0 km
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Lake

Patoka Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

17.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
233.0 km
3D map

Patoka Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 19.5 × 19.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Patoka Lake terrain and contours

5 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 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Patoka 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

Patoka Lake weather

Tonight · Clear · 46°F (8°C) · Wind 1 mph E

Patoka Lake forecast for about 168 m.

  • Tonight46°–1 mph E
  • Today46°73°–2 mph E
  • Sun47°75°–1 mph E
  • Mon49°74°–0 mph
  • Tue51°73°–1 mph E
  • Wed50°75°–0–3 mph S
  • Thu49°75°1%5 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 06:25 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Patoka Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    4.0 km E

    +2 more within 4.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Fishermen's Campground

    4.0 km SSE · +2 more within 4.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    4.0 km SSE

    +2 more within 6.1 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking4.0 km E
Fishermen's CampgroundCampsite4.0 km SSE
Caravan site4.0 km SSE
Parking4.1 km SSE
Parking4.1 km SE
Backcountry Campsite 2Campsite4.4 km SSE
Backcountry Campsite 1Campsite4.4 km SSE
Caravan site5.4 km ESE
Caravan site6.1 km ESE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 19.5 × 19.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 92% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
92.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
7.6%
Steep, 30–45°
0.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.2% of the 380 km² view
Relief in view
125 m low point 145 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 67.1%Grassland 13.1%Cropland 9.5%Water 9.4%Built-up 0.8%

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 9.8 km; 596 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Box Turtle23
  • Turkey Vulture10
  • American tuliptree9
  • Fowler's Toad9
  • Eastern Fence Lizard8
  • American persimmon8
Where it sits

Where Patoka Lake sits

Region
Indiana9United States935North America1,317
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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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 2026-09-28)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia