Lakes / Iowa / Poweshiek County / Holiday Lake
Holiday Lake, Iowa
90 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.82 degrees N, 92.45 degrees W - Poweshiek 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 Holiday Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 47% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 42 miles from Cedar Rapids, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Lake | Tama | 12 mi | 30 acres |
| Otter Creek Lake | Tama | 16 mi | 61 acres |
| Diamond Lake | Poweshiek | 17 mi | 90 acres |
| Lake Ponderosa | Poweshiek | 17 mi | 168 acres |
| Lake Ponderosa | Poweshiek | 17 mi | 111 acres |
| Hannen Lake | Benton | 17 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Holiday Lake
How Big Is Holiday Lake?
Holiday Lake covers 90 acres in Poweshiek County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Poweshiek County?
Lake Ponderosa is the largest lake in Poweshiek County, at 168 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 155097721). Verified October 30, 2026.