Lakes / Iowa / Mills County / Pony Creek Lake
Pony Creek Lake, Iowa
84 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.08 degrees N, 95.79 degrees W - Mills 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 Pony Creek Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 43% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 103 miles from Sioux City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom Lake | Mills | 1.7 mi | 127 acres |
| Keg Creek Lake | Mills | 6.5 mi | 55 acres |
| Lake Manawa | Pottawattamie | 9.4 mi | 733 acres |
| Forneys Lake | Fremont | 16 mi | 398 acres |
| Nobles Lake | Harrison | 31 mi | 31 acres |
| Viking Lake | Montgomery | 40 mi | 144 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Pony Creek Lake
How Big Is Pony Creek Lake?
Pony Creek Lake covers 84 acres in Mills County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mills County?
Folsom Lake is the largest lake in Mills County, at 127 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 129557219). Verified October 30, 2026.