
Reelfoot Lake
- 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
Reelfoot Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 117.6 km
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
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.
Reelfoot Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
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 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
Nearest parking
1.9 km S
Nearest caravan site
Lakeside Cottage
All mapped places 9
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Roberson Camper LotsCampsite | 1.2 km ESE |
| Campsite | 1.2 km ESE |
| Campsite | 1.3 km E |
| Parking | 1.9 km S |
| Parking | 1.9 km S |
| Parking | 1.9 km S |
| Lakeside CottageCaravan site | 2.9 km ENE |
| Hayes LakefrontCaravan site | 3.2 km ENE |
| Sunset CoveCaravan site | 3.3 km ENE |
Slope
Share of the 19 × 19 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 93% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.3% of the 361 km² view
- Relief in view
- 71 m low point 82 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
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 Reelfoot Lake sits
- Region
- Tennessee15United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Reelfoot Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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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)