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Possum Kingdom Lake

304 m997 ft
Area
66 km²

Possum Kingdom Lake is a lake at 304 m above sea level in Texas, United States, 66 km² in area and 24.7 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
304 m
Length
24.7 km
Shoreline
314.2 km
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Lake

Possum Kingdom Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
314.2 km
3D map

Possum Kingdom Lake 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Possum Kingdom 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.

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Possum Kingdom Lake elevation profile

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Weather

Possum Kingdom Lake weather

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Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Possum Kingdom Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    2.9 km NW

    +1 more within 4.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Possum Kingdom RV Resort & Marina

    4.2 km N · +1 more within 4.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Hawks Nest

    4.5 km WSW · +2 more within 4.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking2.9 km NW
Possum Kingdom RV Resort & MarinaCaravan site4.2 km N
Hawks NestCampsite4.5 km WSW
Willow Beach RV ParkCaravan site4.5 km N
Skull RidgeCampsite4.6 km WSW
Sturgis Guest CabinsCampsite4.6 km WSW
Parking4.8 km W
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 93% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
92.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
6.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.4% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
194 m low point 254 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 48.4%Grassland 36.8%Water 12.3%Built-up 1.5%Cropland 0.5%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 10 km of Possum Kingdom Lake.

NESW5 km10 km1234
Summit list 4
  1. 1McAdams Peak401 m 3.1 km NNE
  2. 2Johnson Peak401 m 4.4 km WNW
  3. 3Bald Mountain333 m 5.6 km NW
  4. 4Schoolhouse Mountain394 m 6.6 km SE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10 km; 784 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Agarita61
  • Canada Goose56
  • Silverleaf nightshade54
  • Christmas cholla54
  • Honey mesquite52
  • White-tailed Deer40
Where it sits

Where Possum Kingdom Lake sits

Region
Texas38United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Possum Kingdom 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 2026-09-15)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia