Lakes / Iowa / Monroe County / Lake Miami
Lake Miami, Iowa
121 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.12 degrees N, 92.85 degrees W - Monroe 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 Miami Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 52 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rathbun Lake | Appanoose | 19 mi | 13,869 acres |
| Lake Keomah | Mahaska | 20 mi | 90 acres |
| Lake Morris | Lucas | 22 mi | 129 acres |
| Lake Red Rock | Marion | 23 mi | 8,619 acres |
| Lake Ellis | Lucas | 23 mi | 77 acres |
| Red Haw Lake | Lucas | 24 mi | 79 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 146614757). Verified October 30, 2026.