Ross Barnett Reservoir
- Area
- 99 km²
- Tonight
- 58°FClear · Wind 5–10 mph ESE
Ross Barnett Reservoir is a lake at 89 m above sea level in Mississippi, United States, 99 km² in area and 26.1 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 89 m
- Length
- 26.1 km
- Shoreline
- 213.5 km
Ross Barnett Reservoir in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 213.5 km
Ross Barnett Reservoir 3D map
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Ross Barnett Reservoir 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.
Ross Barnett Reservoir elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Ross Barnett Reservoir weather
Tonight · Clear · 58°F (14°C) · Wind 5–10 mph ESE
Ross Barnett Reservoir forecast for about 89 m.
- Tonight58°–5–10 mph ESE
- Sat56°79°–5–10 mph ESE
- Sun57°77°–10 mph E
- Mon56°77°–5–10 mph E
- Tue57°78°–0–5 mph E
- Wed55°79°1%0–5 mph ESE
- Thu57°80°1%5 mph ESE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 02:15 UTC.
Camping & parking near Ross Barnett Reservoir
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Ross Barnett Reservoir, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
4.8 km SSW
Slope
Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.0% of the 400 km² view
- Relief in view
- 83 m low point 70 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 10 km; 1,145 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- American Alligator49
- Green Treefrog36
- Canada Goose29
- Green Anole28
- Eastern Pondhawk27
- Mallard24
Where Ross Barnett Reservoir sits
- Region
- Mississippi4United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Ross Barnett Reservoir 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 2026-09-06)
- 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)