Lakes / Iowa / Palo Alto County / Silver Lake
Silver Lake, Palo Alto County, Iowa
642 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
43.03 degrees N, 94.89 degrees W - Palo Alto 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 Silver Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 28 miles from Okoboji, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Lake | Clay | 3.9 mi | 256 acres |
| Virgin Lake | Palo Alto | 4.9 mi | 208 acres |
| Rush Lake | Palo Alto | 6.0 mi | 457 acres |
| Pickerel Lake | Buena Vista | 8.9 mi | 165 acres |
| Blue Wing Marsh | Palo Alto | 9.1 mi | 76 acres |
| Lost Island Lake | Palo Alto | 9.6 mi | 1,152 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Silver Lake
How Big Is Silver Lake?
Silver Lake covers 642 acres in Palo Alto County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Palo Alto County?
Lost Island Lake is the largest lake in Palo Alto County, at 1,152 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 120828617). Verified October 30, 2026.