Lakes / Iowa / Polk County / Lake Easter
Lake Easter, Iowa
177 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.54 degrees N, 93.56 degrees W - Polk 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 Easter Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 5 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Lake | Polk | 4.5 mi | 96 acres |
| Lake Colechester | Warren | 7.1 mi | 153 acres |
| Dale Maffit Reservoir | Dallas | 12 mi | 187 acres |
| Saylorville Lake | Polk | 17 mi | 5,428 acres |
| Lake Ahquabi | Warren | 18 mi | 112 acres |
| Brenton Slough | Polk | 18 mi | 62 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Easter
How Big Is Lake Easter?
Lake Easter covers 177 acres in Polk County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Polk County?
Saylorville Lake is the largest lake in Polk County, at 5,428 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 133527861). Verified October 30, 2026.