Lakes / Iowa / Clinton County / Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, Clinton County, Iowa
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.82 degrees N, 90.58 degrees W - Clinton 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 Crystal Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 9% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 20 miles from Davenport, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Lake | Clinton | 14 mi | 122 acres |
| Nancy Elaine Lake | Clinton | 15 mi | 25 acres |
| I-280 Lake | Scott | 21 mi | 54 acres |
| Sabula Lakes | Jackson | 27 mi | 260 acres |
| Town Lake | Jackson | 28 mi | 956 acres |
| Western Pond | Jackson | 28 mi | 77 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Crystal Lake
How Big Is Crystal Lake?
Crystal Lake covers 29 acres in Clinton County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Clinton County?
Goose Lake is the largest lake in Clinton County, at 122 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 155544351). Verified October 30, 2026.