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Reelfoot Lake

86 m282 ft
Area
40 km²
Tonight
54°FFair · Wind 0–5 mph E

Reelfoot Lake is a lake at 86 m above sea level in Tennessee, United States, 40 km² in area and 17.0 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
86 m
Length
17.0 km
Shoreline
117.6 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Reelfoot Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

17.0 km longest5 kmN ↑
Shoreline
117.6 km
3D map

Reelfoot 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 × 19 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Reelfoot 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

Reelfoot 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

Reelfoot Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 54°F (12°C) · Wind 0–5 mph E

Reelfoot Lake forecast for about 85 m.

  • Tonight54°–0–5 mph E
  • Sat57°76°1%0–5 mph SE
  • Sun57°75°–0–5 mph S
  • Mon57°74°–0–5 mph S
  • Tue58°73°–0 mph
  • Wed57°75°–0–5 mph S
  • Thu56°75°3%5 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:15 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Reelfoot Lake

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Roberson Camper Lots

    1.2 km ESE · +2 more within 1.3 km

  • Nearest parking

    1.9 km S

    +2 more within 1.9 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Lakeside Cottage

    2.9 km ENE · +2 more within 3.3 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Roberson Camper LotsCampsite1.2 km ESE
Campsite1.2 km ESE
Campsite1.3 km E
Parking1.9 km S
Parking1.9 km S
Parking1.9 km S
Lakeside CottageCaravan site2.9 km ENE
Hayes LakefrontCaravan site3.2 km ENE
Sunset CoveCaravan site3.3 km ENE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 19 × 19 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
92.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
7.1%
Steep, 30–45°
0.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.3% of the 361 km² view
Relief in view
71 m low point 82 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 43.2%Cropland 36.1%Water 13.2%Grassland 6.6%Built-up 0.6%

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 9.5 km; 1,234 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bald Eagle198
  • Red-tailed Hawk152
  • Baldcypress130
  • Southern Painted Turtle108
  • American White Pelican88
  • Great Blue Heron85
Where it sits

Where Reelfoot Lake sits

Region
Tennessee15United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Reelfoot 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 2026-09-16)
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)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia