Lakes / Iowa / Washington County / Lake Darling
Lake Darling, Iowa
243 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.19 degrees N, 91.90 degrees W - Washington 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 Lake Darling Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Number Two | Jefferson | 12 mi | 48 acres |
| Reservoir Number One | Jefferson | 12 mi | 25 acres |
| Walton Lake | Jefferson | 13 mi | 42 acres |
| Horse Shoe Lake | Jefferson | 13 mi | 32 acres |
| Horseshoe Lake | Louisa | 28 mi | 60 acres |
| Big Lake | Louisa | 29 mi | 35 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 152818022). Verified October 30, 2026.