Lakes / Iowa / Black Hawk County / George Wyth Lake
George Wyth Lake, Iowa
80 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
42.53 degrees N, 92.40 degrees W - Black Hawk 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 George Wyth Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 42% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- The largest lake in Black Hawk County among those counted.
- About 54 miles from Cedar Rapids, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Lake | Black Hawk | 0.8 mi | 29 acres |
| Hanson Lake | Black Hawk | 7.5 mi | 35 acres |
| Lake Oelwein | Buchanan | 25 mi | 42 acres |
| Delwein Lake | Fayette | 26 mi | 52 acres |
| Cedar Lake | Chickasaw | 31 mi | 542 acres |
| Union Grove Lake | Tama | 33 mi | 106 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About George Wyth Lake
How Big Is George Wyth Lake?
George Wyth Lake covers 80 acres in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Black Hawk County?
George Wyth Lake is the largest lake in Black Hawk County, at 80 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 155067488). Verified October 30, 2026.