Lakes / Iowa / Pocahontas County / Clear Lake
Clear Lake, Pocahontas County, Iowa
163 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
42.73 degrees N, 94.90 degrees W - Pocahontas 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 Clear Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 47 miles from Okoboji, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunken Island Lake | Pocahontas | 6.9 mi | 135 acres |
| Pickerel Lake | Buena Vista | 12 mi | 165 acres |
| Rush Lake | Palo Alto | 15 mi | 457 acres |
| Storm Lake | Buena Vista | 17 mi | 3,108 acres |
| Silver Lake | Palo Alto | 21 mi | 642 acres |
| Lizard Lake | Pocahontas | 21 mi | 274 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Clear Lake
How Big Is Clear Lake?
Clear Lake covers 163 acres in Pocahontas County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Pocahontas County?
Lizard Lake is the largest lake in Pocahontas County, at 274 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 137043791). Verified October 30, 2026.