Lakes / Iowa / Des Moines County / Patterson Lake
Patterson Lake, Iowa
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
40.73 degrees N, 91.14 degrees W - Des Moines 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 Patterson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 62 miles from Davenport, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake | Des Moines | 0.6 mi | 79 acres |
| Roscum Pond | Des Moines | 1.1 mi | 29 acres |
| Hartman Pond | Des Moines | 1.4 mi | 39 acres |
| Magee Lake | Des Moines | 1.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Green Bayou | Lee | 6.3 mi | 103 acres |
| Geode Lake | Henry | 14 mi | 192 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Patterson Lake
How Big Is Patterson Lake?
Patterson Lake covers 28 acres in Des Moines County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Des Moines County?
Iowa Slough Lake is the largest lake in Des Moines County, at 121 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 152594084). Verified October 30, 2026.