Lakes / Iowa / Wright County / Big Wall Lake
Big Wall Lake, Iowa
384 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
42.62 degrees N, 93.65 degrees W - Wright County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Big Wall Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- The largest lake in Wright County among those counted.
- About 71 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Lake | Wright | 10 mi | 336 acres |
| Lake Cornelia | Wright | 12 mi | 239 acres |
| Morse Lake | Wright | 15 mi | 106 acres |
| Goose Lake | Hamilton | 21 mi | 79 acres |
| East Twin Lake | Hancock | 22 mi | 222 acres |
| West Twin Lake | Hancock | 22 mi | 105 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Wall Lake
How Big Is Big Wall Lake?
Big Wall Lake covers 384 acres in Wright County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wright County?
Big Wall Lake is the largest lake in Wright County, at 384 acres.
Largest Lakes in Iowa
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rathbun Lake | Appanoose | 13,869 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Red Rock | Marion | 8,619 acres | - |
| 3 | Spirit Lake | Dickinson | 5,463 acres | - |
| 4 | Saylorville Lake | Polk | 5,428 acres | - |
| 5 | Clear Lake | Cerro Gordo | 3,632 acres | - |
All 220 Iowa lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 152139568). Verified October 30, 2026.