Lakes / Iowa / Adams County / East Lake
East Lake, Iowa
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
40.90 degrees N, 94.55 degrees W - Adams 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 East Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 11% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 68 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Binder | Adams | 11 mi | 79 acres |
| Summit Lake | Union | 14 mi | 105 acres |
| Lake Icaria | Adams | 14 mi | 749 acres |
| Lake of Three Fires | Taylor | 15 mi | 93 acres |
| Green Valley Lake | Union | 17 mi | 330 acres |
| Bedford Water Supply Lake | Taylor | 17 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About East Lake
How Big Is East Lake?
East Lake covers 31 acres in Adams County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Adams County?
Lake Icaria is the largest lake in Adams County, at 749 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 107255443). Verified October 30, 2026.