Lakes / Iowa / Louisa County / Warnstaff Lake
Warnstaff Lake, Iowa
42 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.15 degrees N, 91.15 degrees W - Louisa 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 Warnstaff Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 19% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 39 miles from Davenport, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spitznogle Lake | Louisa | 3.2 mi | 40 acres |
| Lake Odesa | Louisa | 3.9 mi | 1,744 acres |
| Muskrat Lake | Louisa | 4.5 mi | 30 acres |
| Sunfish Lake | Louisa | 4.7 mi | 94 acres |
| Fox Pond | Louisa | 4.8 mi | 87 acres |
| Iowa Slough Lake | Des Moines | 11 mi | 121 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Warnstaff Lake
How Big Is Warnstaff Lake?
Warnstaff Lake covers 42 acres in Louisa County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Louisa County?
Lake Odesa is the largest lake in Louisa County, at 1,744 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 154320013). Verified October 30, 2026.