Lakes / Iowa / Decatur County / Nine Eagles Lake
Nine Eagles Lake, Iowa
60 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
40.60 degrees N, 93.77 degrees W - Decatur 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 Nine Eagles Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 69 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Lake | Decatur | 9.6 mi | 27 acres |
| Lake LaShane | Decatur | 11 mi | 99 acres |
| Sun Valley Lake | Ringgold | 23 mi | 398 acres |
| Humeston Reservoir | Wayne | 24 mi | 37 acres |
| Corydon Lake | Wayne | 25 mi | 41 acres |
| Loch Ayr | Ringgold | 27 mi | 79 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nine Eagles Lake
How Big Is Nine Eagles Lake?
Nine Eagles Lake covers 60 acres in Decatur County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Decatur County?
Lake LaShane is the largest lake in Decatur County, at 99 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 148671755). Verified October 30, 2026.