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Waconda Lake

444 m1,457 ft
Area
47 km²
Tonight
58°FRain showers and thunder · Wind 5–10 mph SE

Waconda Lake is a lake at 444 m above sea level in Kansas, United States, 47 km² in area and 15.6 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
444 m
Length
15.6 km
Shoreline
97.6 km
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Lake

Waconda Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

15.6 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
97.6 km
3D map

Waconda Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 17.6 × 17.6 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Waconda 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

Waconda Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Waconda Lake weather

Today · Rain showers and thunder at night · 58 / 74°F (14 / 23°C) · 40% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph ESE

Waconda Lake forecast for about 436 m.

  • Today58°74°40%5–10 mph ESE
  • Mon51°70°67%10–15 mph SSE
  • Tue55°72°13%5–15 mph SSE
  • Wed56°75°7%5–10 mph S
  • Thu60°77°28%10–15 mph SSE
  • Fri57°77°36%15–20 mph S
  • Sat52°71°51%15 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 25, 11:16 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Waconda Lake

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Glen Elder State Park Kaw Campground

    2.4 km NE · +2 more within 3.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    2.7 km NE

    +2 more within 3.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Waconda Trail

    3.8 km NE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Glen Elder State Park Kaw CampgroundCampsite2.4 km NE
Parking2.7 km NE
Parking2.7 km NE
Parking3.0 km NE
Glen Elder State Park Kiowa CampgroundCampsite3.2 km NE
Glen Elder State Park Kanza CampgroundCampsite3.3 km ENE
Waconda TrailTrailhead3.8 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 17.6 × 17.6 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
99.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.4%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 310 km² view
Relief in view
72 m low point 420 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Cropland 61.4%Grassland 18.6%Water 15.7%Trees 3.3%Built-up 1.0%

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 8.8 km; 101 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Snow Goose11
  • Northern Shoveler11
  • Green-winged Teal6
  • Ring-necked Pheasant5
  • Red-tailed Hawk4
  • Mallard4
Where it sits

Where Waconda Lake sits

Region
Kansas4United States943North America1,328
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Waconda 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 2026-07-20)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia