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Ria Formosa

0 m0 ft
Area
68 km²
Tonight
14°CClear · Wind 18 km/h N

Ria Formosa is a lake at 0 m above sea level in Faro, Portugal, 68 km² in area and 47.3 km long.

All facts
Length
47.3 km
Shoreline
200.0 km
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Lake

Ria Formosa in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap, surface from the 30 m terrain model.

Surface elevation
0 m0 ft
Shoreline
200.0 km
3D map

Ria Formosa 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 20 × 20 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Ria Formosa terrain and contours

5 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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

Ria Formosa 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

Ria Formosa weather

Tonight · Clear · 14°C (57°F) · Wind 18 km/h N

Ria Formosa forecast for about 0 m.

  • Tonight14°–18 km/h N
  • Sat13°24°–17 km/h W
  • Sun13°25°–20 km/h SW
  • Mon15°25°–18 km/h NE
  • Tue15°22°–16 km/h W
  • Wed16°23°–11 km/h S
  • Thu18°25°–15 km/h E
  • Fri15°25°–17 km/h E
  • Sat16°26°–12 km/h SE
  • Sun14°23°–6 km/h SE

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Ria Formosa

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

  • Nearest parking

    3.4 km N

    +2 more within 3.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    5.4 km NNW

    +2 more within 7.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Parque de Campismo da Ilha de Faro

    7.0 km WNW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking3.4 km N
Parking3.4 km N
Parking3.5 km NNW
Caravan site5.4 km NNW
Caravan site7.0 km WNW
Caravan site7.0 km WNW
Parque de Campismo da Ilha de FaroCampsite7.0 km WNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
100.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.0%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
96 m low point -6 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 67.4%Grassland 11.0%Wetland 7.8%Built-up 4.7%Trees 4.4%Cropland 2.8%Bare rock / sparse 1.5%

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

Where it sits

Where Ria Formosa sits

Region
Portugal19Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

Downloads

Ria Formosa downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
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)
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia