Lakes / Iowa / Adair County / Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake, Iowa
36 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.38 degrees N, 94.44 degrees W - Adair 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 Meadow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 15% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- The largest lake in Adair County among those counted.
- About 44 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Lake | Adair | 6.5 mi | 27 acres |
| Nodaway Lake | Adair | 7.3 mi | 26 acres |
| Diamondhead Lake | Dallas | 15 mi | 96 acres |
| Lake Anita | Cass | 18 mi | 154 acres |
| Green Valley Lake | Union | 19 mi | 330 acres |
| Summit Lake | Union | 22 mi | 105 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Meadow Lake
How Big Is Meadow Lake?
Meadow Lake covers 36 acres in Adair County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Adair County?
Meadow Lake is the largest lake in Adair County, at 36 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 133531953). Verified October 30, 2026.