Lakes / Iowa / Adams County / Lake Icaria
Lake Icaria, Iowa
749 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.06 degrees N, 94.72 degrees W - Adams 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 Icaria Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- The largest lake in Adams County among those counted.
- About 68 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Binder | Adams | 3.7 mi | 79 acres |
| East Lake | Adams | 14 mi | 31 acres |
| Summit Lake | Union | 17 mi | 105 acres |
| Viking Lake | Montgomery | 17 mi | 144 acres |
| Green Valley Lake | Union | 18 mi | 330 acres |
| Nodaway Lake | Adair | 20 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Icaria
How Big Is Lake Icaria?
Lake Icaria covers 749 acres in Adams County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Adams County?
Lake Icaria is the largest lake in Adams County, at 749 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 149309605). Verified October 30, 2026.