Sheldon Reservoir
- Area
- 3.57 km²
- Tonight
- 63°FFair · Wind 0–5 mph E
Sheldon Reservoir is a lake at 14 m above sea level in Texas, United States, 3.57 km² in area and 4.2 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 14 m
- Length
- 4.2 km
- Shoreline
- 12.8 km
Sheldon Reservoir in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 12.8 km≈3¼ h to walk around
Sheldon Reservoir 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6.2 × 6.2 km
Sheldon Reservoir terrain and contours
1 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.
Sheldon Reservoir elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Sheldon Reservoir weather
Tonight · Fair · 63°F (17°C) · Wind 0–5 mph E
Sheldon Reservoir forecast for about 14 m.
- Tonight63°–0–5 mph E
- Sat64°84°–5–10 mph E
- Sun64°81°–10 mph E
- Mon64°82°2%5–10 mph E
- Tue65°81°6%5 mph E
- Wed64°82°14%5–10 mph E
- Thu64°82°17%5–10 mph E
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:20 UTC.
Camping & parking near Sheldon Reservoir
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Sheldon Reservoir, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
1.7 km SE
Nearest caravan site
4.2 km ESE
All mapped places 6
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 1.7 km SE |
| Parking | 1.7 km SE |
| Parking | 2.0 km S |
| Caravan site | 4.2 km ESE |
| Caravan site | 6.2 km ENE |
| Caravan site | 6.5 km ENE |
Slope
Share of the 6.2 × 6.2 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 38 km² view
- Relief in view
- 18 m low point 4 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 3.1 km; 1,261 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- American Alligator321
- Eastern Pondhawk242
- Little Blue Heron234
- White Ibis214
- Blue Dasher169
- Green Anole143
Where Sheldon Reservoir sits
- Region
- Texas38United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Sheldon 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 2026-07-21)
- 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)