Lakes / Iowa / Davis County / Lake Wapello
Lake Wapello, Iowa
266 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
40.82 degrees N, 92.58 degrees W - Davis 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 Wapello Stacks Up
- Larger than 77% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- The largest lake in Davis County among those counted.
- About 76 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Fisher | Davis | 8.4 mi | 73 acres |
| Lower City Reservoir | Appanoose | 17 mi | 29 acres |
| Upper City Reservoir | Appanoose | 18 mi | 110 acres |
| Rathbun Lake | Appanoose | 23 mi | 13,869 acres |
| Lake Miami | Monroe | 25 mi | 121 acres |
| Lake Keomah | Mahaska | 33 mi | 90 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 146620675). Verified October 30, 2026.