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Lakes Near Okoboji, Iowa

48 counted Iowa lakes sit within 60 miles of Okoboji - the largest is Spirit Lake at 5,463 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Spirit Lake	Dickinson	7 mi	5,463 acres	-
Storm Lake	Buena Vista	53 mi	3,108 acres	-
Lost Island Lake	Palo Alto	19 mi	1,152 acres	-
Trumbull Lake	Clay	17 mi	1,061 acres	-
Silver Lake	Dickinson	11 mi	1,024 acres	-
Swan Lake	Emmet	24 mi	766 acres	-
Silver Lake	Palo Alto	28 mi	642 acres	-
High Lake	Emmet	23 mi	555 acres	-
Rush Lake	Palo Alto	33 mi	457 acres	-
Ingham Lake	Emmet	23 mi	368 acres	-
Smith Pool	Kossuth	51 mi	345 acres	-
Mud Lake	Clay	18 mi	283 acres	-
Dan Green Slough	Clay	13 mi	278 acres	-
Rush Lake	Osceola	19 mi	276 acres	-
Lizard Lake	Pocahontas	59 mi	274 acres	-
Center Lake	Dickinson	2 mi	258 acres	-
Elk Lake	Clay	24 mi	256 acres	-
Grovers Lake	Dickinson	8 mi	255 acres	-
Cunningham Slough	Emmet	24 mi	242 acres	-
West Hottes Lake	Dickinson	6 mi	226 acres	-
Virgin Lake	Palo Alto	23 mi	208 acres	-
Twelvemile Lake	Emmet	15 mi	199 acres	-
Eagle Lake	Emmet	17 mi	191 acres	-
Swan Lake	Dickinson	11 mi	170 acres	-
Marble Lake	Dickinson	6 mi	166 acres	-
Pickerel Lake	Buena Vista	35 mi	165 acres	-
Clear Lake	Pocahontas	47 mi	163 acres	-
Sunken Island Lake	Pocahontas	54 mi	135 acres	-
Diamond Lake	Dickinson	7 mi	129 acres	-
Cheever Lake	Emmet	13 mi	113 acres	-
Prairie Lake	Dickinson	4 mi	99 acres	-
Lily Lake	Dickinson	6 mi	95 acres	-
Bur Oak Lake	Emmet	21 mi	92 acres	-
Fourmile Lake	Emmet	12 mi	85 acres	-
Darling Pool	Kossuth	52 mi	84 acres	-
Goose Lake	Kossuth	38 mi	81 acres	-
Pleasant Lake	Dickinson	6 mi	78 acres	-
Blue Wing Marsh	Palo Alto	21 mi	76 acres	-
East Hottes Lake	Dickinson	7 mi	71 acres	-
Lowe Pool	Kossuth	51 mi	64 acres	-
Oak Lake	Kossuth	52 mi	64 acres	-
Welsh Lake	Dickinson	5 mi	57 acres	-
Lake Smith	Kossuth	49 mi	55 acres	-
North Slough	Emmet	23 mi	54 acres	-
West Slough	Emmet	23 mi	50 acres	-
Gabrielson Pool	Kossuth	52 mi	37 acres	-
Gabrielson Pool	Kossuth	52 mi	28 acres	-
Round Lake	Clay	18 mi	26 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.