Lakes / Iowa / Palo Alto County / Virgin Lake
Virgin Lake, Iowa
208 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
43.10 degrees N, 94.90 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 Virgin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 71% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 23 miles from Okoboji, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Lake | Clay | 1.9 mi | 256 acres |
| Blue Wing Marsh | Palo Alto | 4.4 mi | 76 acres |
| Lost Island Lake | Palo Alto | 4.8 mi | 1,152 acres |
| Silver Lake | Palo Alto | 4.9 mi | 642 acres |
| Round Lake | Clay | 5.7 mi | 26 acres |
| Mud Lake | Clay | 6.0 mi | 283 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Virgin Lake
How Big Is Virgin Lake?
Virgin Lake covers 208 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 132545561). Verified October 30, 2026.