Lakes / Iowa / Iowa County / Lake Iowa
Lake Iowa, Iowa
81 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.64 degrees N, 92.17 degrees W - Iowa 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 Iowa Stacks Up
- Larger than 42% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannen Lake | Benton | 16 mi | 38 acres |
| Lily Pond | Iowa | 19 mi | 166 acres |
| Holiday Lake | Poweshiek | 19 mi | 90 acres |
| Diamond Lake | Poweshiek | 20 mi | 90 acres |
| Lake Ponderosa | Poweshiek | 21 mi | 111 acres |
| Lake Ponderosa | Poweshiek | 22 mi | 168 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 154315068). Verified October 30, 2026.