Lakes / Iowa / Ringgold County / Sun Valley Lake
Sun Valley Lake, Iowa
398 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
40.85 degrees N, 94.07 degrees W - Ringgold 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 Sun Valley Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- The largest lake in Ringgold County among those counted.
- About 56 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Ayr | Ringgold | 12 mi | 79 acres |
| Lake LaShane | Decatur | 16 mi | 99 acres |
| Home Lake | Decatur | 17 mi | 27 acres |
| Walnut Creek Lake | Ringgold | 18 mi | 42 acres |
| West Lake | Clarke | 18 mi | 287 acres |
| Twelve Mile Lake | Union | 18 mi | 644 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sun Valley Lake
How Big Is Sun Valley Lake?
Sun Valley Lake covers 398 acres in Ringgold County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Ringgold County?
Sun Valley Lake is the largest lake in Ringgold County, at 398 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 148668734). Verified October 30, 2026.