Lakes / Iowa / Clinton County / Goose Lake
Goose Lake, Clinton County, Iowa
122 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.97 degrees N, 90.40 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 Goose Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 60% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- The largest lake in Clinton County among those counted.
- About 32 miles from Davenport, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabula Lakes | Jackson | 13 mi | 260 acres |
| Crystal Lake | Clinton | 14 mi | 29 acres |
| Nancy Elaine Lake | Clinton | 14 mi | 25 acres |
| Town Lake | Jackson | 14 mi | 956 acres |
| Densmore Lake | Jackson | 15 mi | 60 acres |
| Upper Brown Lake | Jackson | 15 mi | 443 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Goose Lake
How Big Is Goose Lake?
Goose Lake covers 122 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 155589835). Verified October 30, 2026.