Lakes / Iowa / Appanoose County / Lower City Reservoir
Lower City Reservoir, Iowa
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
40.71 degrees N, 92.88 degrees W - Appanoose 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 Lower City Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 7% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 72 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper City Reservoir | Appanoose | 0.7 mi | 110 acres |
| Rathbun Lake | Appanoose | 12 mi | 13,869 acres |
| Lake Wapello | Davis | 17 mi | 266 acres |
| Lake Fisher | Davis | 23 mi | 73 acres |
| Corydon Lake | Wayne | 24 mi | 41 acres |
| Lake Miami | Monroe | 28 mi | 121 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lower City Reservoir
How Big Is Lower City Reservoir?
Lower City Reservoir covers 29 acres in Appanoose County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Appanoose County?
Rathbun Lake is the largest lake in Appanoose County, at 13,869 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 147258632). Verified October 30, 2026.