Lakes / Iowa / Kossuth County / Goose Lake
Goose Lake, Kossuth County, Iowa
81 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
43.48 degrees N, 94.41 degrees W - Kossuth 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 Goose Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 43% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 38 miles from Okoboji, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Lake | Emmet | 16 mi | 766 acres |
| North Slough | Emmet | 18 mi | 54 acres |
| West Slough | Emmet | 18 mi | 50 acres |
| Ingham Lake | Emmet | 18 mi | 368 acres |
| Cunningham Slough | Emmet | 19 mi | 242 acres |
| High Lake | Emmet | 20 mi | 555 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Goose Lake
How Big Is Goose Lake?
Goose Lake covers 81 acres in Kossuth County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kossuth County?
Smith Pool is the largest lake in Kossuth County, at 345 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 118875525). Verified October 30, 2026.