Lakes / Iowa / Buena Vista County / Pickerel Lake
Pickerel Lake, Iowa
165 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
42.91 degrees N, 94.92 degrees W - Buena Vista 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 Pickerel Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 35 miles from Okoboji, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Lake | Palo Alto | 3.7 mi | 457 acres |
| Silver Lake | Palo Alto | 8.9 mi | 642 acres |
| Clear Lake | Pocahontas | 12 mi | 163 acres |
| Elk Lake | Clay | 12 mi | 256 acres |
| Virgin Lake | Palo Alto | 14 mi | 208 acres |
| Blue Wing Marsh | Palo Alto | 18 mi | 76 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 137043740). Verified October 30, 2026.