Lakes / Iowa / Tama County / Cherry Lake
Cherry Lake, Iowa
30 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.96 degrees N, 92.59 degrees W - Tama 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 Cherry Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 10% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 47 miles from Cedar Rapids, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsman Lake | Tama | 6.2 mi | 33 acres |
| Otter Creek Lake | Tama | 6.7 mi | 61 acres |
| Holiday Lake | Poweshiek | 12 mi | 90 acres |
| Union Grove Lake | Tama | 14 mi | 106 acres |
| Rock Creek Lake | Jasper | 20 mi | 515 acres |
| Hannen Lake | Benton | 25 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cherry Lake
How Big Is Cherry Lake?
Cherry Lake covers 30 acres in Tama County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Tama County?
Union Grove Lake is the largest lake in Tama County, at 106 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 155096535). Verified October 30, 2026.