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Swan Lake

298 m978 ft
Area
38 km²
Tonight
43°FLight rain · Wind 15–20 mph NNW

Swan Lake is a lake at 298 m above sea level in Minnesota, United States, 38 km² in area and 12.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
298 m
Length
12.3 km
Shoreline
109.4 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Swan Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

12.3 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
109.4 km
3D map

Swan Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 14.3 × 14.3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Swan 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

Swan 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

Swan Lake weather

Tonight · Light rain · 43°F (6°C) · 63% chance of precipitation · Wind 15–20 mph NNW

Swan Lake forecast for about 299 m.

  • Tonight43°63%15–20 mph NNW
  • Thu30°45°7%10–20 mph N
  • Fri27°45°–0–5 mph NNE
  • Sat33°52°–5–10 mph SSW
  • Sun36°57°–5 mph WSW
  • Mon36°63°–5–10 mph WSW
  • Tue36°57°–5 mph NW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Nov 5, 04:57 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Swan Lake

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking3.8 km NNW
Parking3.9 km SSE
Parking4.1 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 14.3 × 14.3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
99.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.5%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 204 km² view
Relief in view
79 m low point 237 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Cropland 64.0%Grassland 12.6%Trees 8.6%Water 8.1%Wetland 4.9%Built-up 1.6%

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 7.2 km; 117 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird5
  • American white waterlily5
  • False sunflower4
  • Black Tern3
  • Bobolink3
  • American Beaver3
Where it sits

Where Swan Lake sits

Region
Minnesota29United States1,212North America1,791
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Swan 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 2026-09-10)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia