Lakes / Iowa / Clarke County / West Lake
West Lake, Clarke County, Iowa
287 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
41.03 degrees N, 93.81 degrees W - Clarke 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 West Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- The largest lake in Clarke County among those counted.
- About 39 miles from Des Moines, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade Lake | Clarke | 2.4 mi | 25 acres |
| Sun Valley Lake | Ringgold | 18 mi | 398 acres |
| Humeston Reservoir | Wayne | 19 mi | 37 acres |
| Lake Ahquabi | Warren | 21 mi | 112 acres |
| Three Mile Lake | Union | 22 mi | 836 acres |
| Twelve Mile Lake | Union | 24 mi | 644 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 133551357). Verified October 30, 2026.