Lakes / Iowa / Palo Alto County / Blue Wing Marsh
Blue Wing Marsh, Iowa
76 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
43.16 degrees N, 94.88 degrees W - Palo Alto 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 Blue Wing Marsh Stacks Up
- Larger than 37% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 21 miles from Okoboji, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Island Lake | Palo Alto | 1.6 mi | 1,152 acres |
| Mud Lake | Clay | 2.6 mi | 283 acres |
| Trumbull Lake | Clay | 4.3 mi | 1,061 acres |
| Round Lake | Clay | 4.4 mi | 26 acres |
| Virgin Lake | Palo Alto | 4.4 mi | 208 acres |
| Elk Lake | Clay | 6.1 mi | 256 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Blue Wing Marsh
How Big Is Blue Wing Marsh?
Blue Wing Marsh covers 76 acres in Palo Alto County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Palo Alto County?
Lost Island Lake is the largest lake in Palo Alto County, at 1,152 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 132544902). Verified October 30, 2026.