Lakes / Iowa / Louisa County / Lake Odesa
Lake Odesa, Iowa
1,744 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.19 degrees N, 91.09 degrees W - Louisa 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 Odesa Stacks Up
- Ranks #7 for surface area among the Iowa lakes counted so far - 1,744 acres.
- The largest lake in Louisa County among those counted.
- About 35 miles from Davenport, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Pond | Louisa | 1.7 mi | 87 acres |
| Warnstaff Lake | Louisa | 3.9 mi | 42 acres |
| Spitznogle Lake | Louisa | 4.1 mi | 40 acres |
| Sunfish Lake | Louisa | 5.5 mi | 94 acres |
| Muskrat Lake | Louisa | 5.8 mi | 30 acres |
| Iowa Slough Lake | Des Moines | 10 mi | 121 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Odesa
How Big Is Lake Odesa?
Lake Odesa covers 1,744 acres in Louisa County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Louisa County?
Lake Odesa is the largest lake in Louisa County, at 1,744 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 145757647). Verified October 30, 2026.