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West Okoboji Lake

426 m1,398 ft
Area
16 km²
Tonight
59°FCloudy · Wind 15–20 mph S

West Okoboji Lake is a lake at 426 m above sea level in Iowa, United States, 16 km² in area and 8.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
426 m
Length
8.8 km
Shoreline
33.8 km
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Lake

West Okoboji Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

8.8 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
33.8 km≈8½ h to walk around
3D map

West Okoboji Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10.8 × 10.8 km

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Topographic map

West Okoboji Lake terrain and contours

2 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 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

West Okoboji Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

West Okoboji Lake weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 59°F (15°C) · 7% chance of precipitation · Wind 15–20 mph S

West Okoboji Lake forecast for about 442 m.

  • Tonight59°7%15–20 mph S
  • Sat46°72°44%10–20 mph WSW
  • Sun40°55°78%10 mph NNE
  • Mon42°51°78%10–15 mph NE
  • Tue45°57°55%5–10 mph SSE
  • Wed41°62°23%5–15 mph SSW
  • Thu39°57°16%5–10 mph NW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:43 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near West Okoboji Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.3 km E

    +2 more within 2.2 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Gull Point State Park Campground

    1.7 km SSW · +2 more within 3.4 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    3.1 km ENE

    +2 more within 4.4 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking1.3 km E
Parking1.4 km S
Gull Point State Park CampgroundCampsite1.7 km SSW
Parking2.2 km SW
Caravan site3.1 km ENE
Minnewashta CampgroundCampsite3.3 km SE
Emerson Bay State Recreation Area CampgroundCampsite3.4 km SSW
Caravan site3.6 km NE
Fieldstone RV ParkCaravan site4.4 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 10.8 × 10.8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
99.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.3%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 117 km² view
Relief in view
48 m low point 417 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Cropland 31.2%Grassland 31.1%Water 19.6%Trees 10.7%Built-up 6.8%

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 5.4 km; 648 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Diatoma vulgaris42
  • Dame's rocket29
  • Northern Leopard Frog28
  • White-tailed Deer25
  • American Toad24
  • Common motherwort22
Where it sits

Where West Okoboji Lake sits

Region
United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

West Okoboji 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)
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