Lakes / Iowa / Hancock County / West Twin Lake
West Twin Lake, Iowa
105 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
42.94 degrees N, 93.73 degrees W - Hancock 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 Twin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 54% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 78 miles from Okoboji, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Twin Lake | Hancock | 1.1 mi | 222 acres |
| Morse Lake | Wright | 7.0 mi | 106 acres |
| Lake Cornelia | Wright | 11 mi | 239 acres |
| Elm Lake | Wright | 12 mi | 336 acres |
| Eagle Lake | Hancock | 13 mi | 434 acres |
| Clear Lake | Cerro Gordo | 20 mi | 3,632 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About West Twin Lake
How Big Is West Twin Lake?
West Twin Lake covers 105 acres in Hancock County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hancock County?
Eagle Lake is the largest lake in Hancock County, at 434 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 152139395). Verified October 30, 2026.