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Zoo Lake

1,616 m5,302 ft
Tonight
14°CClear · Wind 8 km/h N

Zoo Lake is a lake at 1,616 m above sea level in Gauteng, South Africa.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,616 m
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3D map

Zoo Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Zoo Lake terrain and contours

10 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Zoo 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

Zoo Lake weather

Tonight · Clear · 14°C (57°F) · Wind 8 km/h N

Zoo Lake forecast for about 1,616 m.

  • Tonight14°–8 km/h N
  • Today14°29°–17 km/h N
  • Sun16°30°–17 km/h N
  • Mon18°30°1.5 mm20 km/h NW
  • Tue15°28°1.9 mm18 km/h NW
  • Wed16°28°–10 km/h S
  • Thu18°29°–13 km/h SE
  • Fri18°30°–10 km/h N
  • Sat20°32°–10 km/h NW
  • Sun21°35°–15 km/h N

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Zoo Lake

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km NW
Parking0.2 km NW
Parking0.2 km NNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
97.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
2.5%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
208 m low point 1,569 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 54.2%Built-up 38.6%Grassland 6.6%

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 2 km; 472 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Speckled Rock Skink57
  • Moth Vine37
  • Salisbury Sprite33
  • Western Honey Bee27
  • Egyptian Goose26
  • Karoo Thrush25
Where it sits

Where Zoo Lake sits

Region
South Africa23Africa69
Nearby

Nearby places

Downloads

Zoo Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-03-11)
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia