Lakes / Iowa
Iowa Lakes
220 lakes and counting - every figure from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
220
Lakes Counted
13,869 acres
Largest - Rathbun Lake
Rankings
Featured Lake
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rathbun Lake | Appanoose | 13,869 acres | - |
Lakes Near Cities
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Adair County (3)Adams County (3)Allamakee County (7)Appanoose County (3)Benton County (1)Black Hawk County (3)Boone County (1)Buchanan County (1)Buena Vista County (2)Calhoun County (2)Carroll County (2)Cass County (1)Cerro Gordo County (3)Chickasaw County (1)Clarke County (2)Clay County (5)Clayton County (1)Clinton County (3)Dallas County (2)Davis County (2)Decatur County (3)Delaware County (3)Des Moines County (6)Dickinson County (13)Dubuque County (1)Emmet County (11)Fayette County (2)Franklin County (1)Fremont County (1)Greene County (2)Guthrie County (2)Hamilton County (2)Hancock County (5)Hardin County (1)Harrison County (2)Henry County (1)Howard County (2)Iowa County (2)Jackson County (12)Jasper County (1)Jefferson County (4)Johnson County (2)Kossuth County (8)Lee County (2)Linn County (3)Louisa County (8)Lucas County (4)Madison County (1)Mahaska County (1)Marion County (1)Marshall County (1)Mills County (3)Monona County (3)Monroe County (1)Montgomery County (1)Muscatine County (2)Osceola County (1)Palo Alto County (5)Pocahontas County (3)Polk County (5)Pottawattamie County (1)Poweshiek County (4)Ringgold County (3)Sac County (2)Scott County (1)Shelby County (1)Story County (2)Tama County (4)Taylor County (2)Union County (4)Van Buren County (1)Warren County (2)Washington County (1)Wayne County (2)Webster County (1)Winnebago County (1)Winneshiek County (1)Woodbury County (1)Worth County (2)Wright County (4)
Source: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.