Fishing lakes in Iowa

Iowa has 228 lakes recorded in the USGS National Hydrography Dataset, covering a combined 359 km². The largest is Rathbun Lake at 56.13 km².

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Top 228 largest lakes

Rathbun Lake
56.13 km² · 40.867, -93.009
Lake Winneshiek
36.39 km² · 43.327, -91.107
Lake Red Rock
34.88 km² · 41.401, -93.058
Spirit Lake
22.11 km² · 43.478, -95.096
Saylorville Lake
21.96 km² · 41.755, -93.732
Clear Lake
14.70 km² · 43.124, -93.421
Storm Lake
12.58 km² · 42.626, -95.207
Okamanpeedan Lake
9.03 km² · 43.507, -94.580
Lake Panorama
4.77 km² · 41.722, -94.409
Lost Island Lake
4.66 km² · 43.171, -94.906
Trumbull Lake
4.29 km² · 43.193, -94.950
Silver Lake
4.15 km² · 43.443, -95.343
Black Hawk Lake
3.70 km² · 42.298, -95.025
Rice Lake
3.60 km² · 43.390, -93.497
Lake MacBride
3.50 km² · 41.801, -91.552
Big Creek Lake
3.46 km² · 41.816, -93.746
Three Mile Lake
3.38 km² · 41.090, -94.230
Marais Lake
3.11 km² · 43.099, -91.159
Swan Lake
3.10 km² · 43.358, -94.670
Lake Icaria
3.03 km² · 41.062, -94.725
Big Lake
2.85 km² · 43.402, -91.216
Iowa Lake
2.71 km² · 43.504, -94.465
Twelve Mile Lake
2.61 km² · 41.070, -94.268
Silver Lake
2.60 km² · 43.033, -94.887
Little Spirit Lake
2.42 km² · 43.505, -95.128
High Lake
2.24 km² · 43.305, -94.713
Cedar Lake
2.19 km² · 42.970, -92.550
Rock Creek Lake
2.08 km² · 41.749, -92.847
State Line Lake
1.90 km² · 43.508, -93.474
South Twin Lake
1.88 km² · 42.461, -94.651
Rush Lake
1.85 km² · 42.946, -94.872
North Twin Lake
1.83 km² · 42.485, -94.630
Eagle Lake
1.76 km² · 43.128, -93.734
Garnet Lake
1.70 km² · 43.012, -91.149
Sun Valley Lake
1.61 km² · 40.854, -94.065
Big Wall Lake
1.56 km² · 42.619, -93.651
Mud Hen Lake
1.55 km² · 43.159, -91.155
Ingham Lake
1.49 km² · 43.319, -94.695
Smith Pool
1.40 km² · 43.253, -94.139
Elm Lake
1.36 km² · 42.765, -93.680
Green Valley Lake
1.34 km² · 41.108, -94.389
Silver Lake
1.27 km² · 43.482, -93.417
West Lake
1.16 km² · 41.035, -93.814
Wood Duck Slough
1.16 km² · 42.696, -90.988
Mud Lake
1.15 km² · 43.188, -94.916
Dan Green Slough
1.13 km² · 43.223, -95.004
Rush Lake
1.11 km² · 43.438, -95.509
Lizard Lake
1.11 km² · 42.672, -94.494
Lake Wapello
1.08 km² · 40.815, -92.582
Crystal Lake
1.05 km² · 43.230, -93.793
Center Lake
1.04 km² · 43.413, -95.136
Elk Lake
1.04 km² · 43.083, -94.923
Grovers Lake
1.03 km² · 43.500, -95.156
Little Wall Lake
0.99 km² · 42.269, -93.637
Lake Darling
0.98 km² · 41.195, -91.897
Cunningham Slough
0.98 km² · 43.306, -94.692
McGregor Lake
0.98 km² · 43.036, -91.164
Lake Cornelia
0.97 km² · 42.787, -93.689
West Hottes Lake
0.91 km² · 43.480, -95.145
East Twin Lake
0.90 km² · 42.936, -93.711
Iowa Lake
0.89 km² · 43.502, -95.457
Black Hawk Lake
0.86 km² · 43.021, -90.285
Virgin Lake
0.84 km² · 43.102, -94.897
Twelvemile Lake
0.81 km² · 43.290, -94.875
Bays Branch Lake
0.78 km² · 41.728, -94.322
Eagle Lake
0.77 km² · 43.488, -94.828
Dale Maffit Reservoir
0.76 km² · 41.513, -93.793
Prairie Rose Lake
0.74 km² · 41.604, -95.218
Lake Easter
0.72 km² · 41.543, -93.561
Swan Lake
0.69 km² · 43.459, -94.948
Lake Ponderosa
0.68 km² · 41.589, -92.589
Marble Lake
0.67 km² · 43.474, -95.135
Lily Pond
0.67 km² · 41.799, -91.887
Pickerel Lake
0.67 km² · 42.907, -94.922
Clear Lake
0.66 km² · 42.733, -94.900
Lake Anita
0.62 km² · 41.427, -94.777
Lake Colechester
0.62 km² · 41.503, -93.688
Viking Lake
0.58 km² · 40.974, -95.035
Don Williams Lake
0.58 km² · 42.119, -94.020
Sunken Island Lake
0.55 km² · 42.633, -94.901
Swan Lake
0.53 km² · 42.038, -94.845
Volga Lake
0.53 km² · 42.899, -91.774
Lake Morris
0.52 km² · 41.009, -93.247
Diamond Lake
0.52 km² · 43.482, -95.191
Lake Miami
0.49 km² · 41.115, -92.845
Swag Lake
0.47 km² · 43.501, -94.385
Cedar Lake
0.46 km² · 41.991, -91.668
Duck Lake
0.46 km² · 43.476, -91.253
Cheever Lake
0.46 km² · 43.373, -94.884
Lake Ahquabi
0.45 km² · 41.290, -93.593
Lake Ponderosa
0.45 km² · 41.584, -92.577
Upper City Reservoir
0.45 km² · 40.709, -92.894
Morse Lake
0.43 km² · 42.839, -93.694
Union Grove Lake
0.43 km² · 42.129, -92.725
West Twin Lake
0.43 km² · 42.937, -93.733
Summit Lake
0.42 km² · 41.065, -94.397
Backbone Lake
0.41 km² · 42.608, -91.546
Prairie Lake
0.40 km² · 43.381, -95.064
Lake LaShane
0.40 km² · 40.635, -93.972
Hendrickson Marsh Lake
0.40 km² · 41.937, -93.240
Lake Alvin
0.40 km² · 43.438, -96.622
Beeds Lake
0.39 km² · 42.770, -93.244
Grays Lake
0.39 km² · 41.570, -93.639
Diamondhead Lake
0.39 km² · 41.552, -94.259
Lily Lake
0.38 km² · 43.395, -95.022
Lake of Three Fires
0.38 km² · 40.714, -94.690
Bur Oak Lake
0.37 km² · 43.289, -94.748
Diamond Lake
0.37 km² · 41.588, -92.551
Holiday Lake
0.37 km² · 41.817, -92.447
Lake Keomah
0.37 km² · 41.292, -92.540
Upper Pine Lake
0.36 km² · 42.379, -93.061
Sunfish Lake
0.35 km² · 43.073, -91.171
Fourmile Lake
0.34 km² · 43.394, -94.907
Cedar Lake
0.34 km² · 41.370, -94.000
Darling Pool
0.34 km² · 43.269, -94.117
Goose Lake
0.33 km² · 43.484, -94.410
Lake Iowa
0.33 km² · 41.638, -92.174
George Wyth Lake
0.32 km² · 42.535, -92.398
Hickory Grove Lake
0.32 km² · 41.988, -93.357
Lake Binder
0.32 km² · 41.008, -94.711
Red Haw Lake
0.32 km² · 40.998, -93.273
Loch Ayr
0.32 km² · 40.747, -94.239
Goose Lake
0.32 km² · 42.315, -93.625
Pleasant Lake
0.32 km² · 43.405, -95.028
Lake Ellis
0.31 km² · 41.008, -93.263
Blue Wing Marsh
0.31 km² · 43.164, -94.876
Lake Fisher
0.29 km² · 40.756, -92.442
East Hottes Lake
0.29 km² · 43.482, -95.132
West Lake
0.28 km² · 41.021, -93.336
Oak Lake
0.26 km² · 43.124, -94.172
Lowe Pool
0.26 km² · 43.238, -94.156
Brenton Slough
0.25 km² · 41.726, -93.804
Otter Creek Lake
0.25 km² · 42.046, -92.520
Balmoral Pond 94
0.24 km² · 43.226, -90.471
Taylor Lakes
0.24 km² · 43.183, -91.141
Welsh Lake
0.23 km² · 43.461, -95.172
Ludden Lake
0.23 km² · 42.876, -90.200
Gassner Lake
0.22 km² · 42.920, -91.134
Lake Smith
0.22 km² · 43.124, -94.241
North Slough
0.22 km² · 43.333, -94.696
Delwein Lake
0.21 km² · 42.651, -91.919
West Slough
0.20 km² · 43.327, -94.695
Spring Lake
0.20 km² · 42.063, -94.289
Indian Lake
0.20 km² · 40.629, -91.753
Lyla Marsh
0.20 km² · 43.288, -92.470
Reservoir Number Two
0.20 km² · 41.028, -91.949
Lake Hendricks
0.18 km² · 43.373, -92.546
Zerbel Slough
0.18 km² · 43.050, -93.346
Goose Lake
0.18 km² · 42.113, -94.402
Lake George
0.18 km² · 43.219, -93.874
Upper Marais
0.18 km² · 43.083, -91.153
Badger Lake
0.17 km² · 42.587, -94.189
Crab Tree Lake
0.17 km² · 41.866, -93.213
Walton Lake
0.17 km² · 41.015, -91.934
Lake Oelwein
0.17 km² · 42.610, -91.910
Walnut Creek Lake
0.17 km² · 40.695, -94.329
Corydon Lake
0.17 km² · 40.754, -93.335
Harmon Lake
0.17 km² · 43.467, -93.698
Lower Lake
0.16 km² · 43.190, -90.645
Hannen Lake
0.15 km² · 41.867, -92.114
Little Lewis Lake
0.15 km² · 42.145, -91.807
Humeston Reservoir
0.15 km² · 40.880, -93.506
Gabrielson Pool
0.15 km² · 43.289, -94.112
Meadow Lake
0.15 km² · 41.385, -94.439
Hanson Lake
0.14 km² · 42.456, -92.298
Long Slough
0.14 km² · 42.687, -90.933
Swan Lake
0.14 km² · 41.775, -91.678
Arrowhead Lake
0.14 km² · 42.296, -95.051
Sportsman Lake
0.13 km² · 42.012, -92.685
Lake Meyer
0.13 km² · 43.175, -91.909
Horse Shoe Lake
0.13 km² · 41.058, -91.729
East Lake
0.13 km² · 40.900, -94.550
Martelle Lake
0.12 km² · 43.222, -91.126
Mallard Marsh Swamp
0.12 km² · 43.242, -93.462
Cherry Lake
0.12 km² · 41.961, -92.585
Joyce Lake
0.12 km² · 43.214, -91.133
Founders Pond
0.12 km² · 43.084, -91.196
Lower City Reservoir
0.12 km² · 40.715, -92.883
Fisher Lake
0.12 km² · 42.535, -92.412
Gabrielson Pool
0.11 km² · 43.294, -94.115
Bedford Water Supply Lake
0.11 km² · 40.684, -94.715
Greenfield Lake
0.11 km² · 41.296, -94.479
Home Lake
0.11 km² · 40.630, -93.948
Big Lewis Lake
0.11 km² · 42.136, -91.796
Nodaway Lake
0.11 km² · 41.288, -94.495
Round Lake
0.11 km² · 43.170, -94.961
Grade Lake
0.10 km² · 41.023, -93.771
Reservoir Number One
0.10 km² · 41.021, -91.955
Artesian Lake
0.10 km² · 42.150, -94.680
Prairie Lakes
0.10 km² · 42.478, -92.461
Dixon Lake
0.10 km² · 43.196, -90.479
Meyers Lake
0.10 km² · 42.461, -92.290
Briarstone Lake
0.10 km² · 43.145, -93.236
Goodwiler Lake
0.09 km² · 43.192, -90.420
Schenck Lake
0.09 km² · 40.730, -95.016
Q Pond
0.09 km² · 41.042, -93.780
Seymour City Reservoir
0.09 km² · 40.669, -93.124
Dead Lake
0.09 km² · 43.101, -90.798
Woodman Lake
0.09 km² · 43.105, -90.795
Eldred Sherwood Park Lake
0.09 km² · 42.941, -93.563
Lake Orient
0.08 km² · 41.198, -94.437
Windmill Lake
0.08 km² · 40.729, -94.826
Bakkens Pond
0.08 km² · 43.175, -90.162
Slip Bluff Lake
0.08 km² · 40.653, -93.852
Ken Wolfe Lake
0.07 km² · 41.779, -92.964
Pleasant Lake
0.07 km² · 42.569, -95.009
Markhams Pond
0.07 km² · 43.478, -93.007
Spring Lake
0.07 km² · 43.145, -93.231
Robbins Lake
0.07 km² · 42.007, -91.701
Wilson Lake
0.07 km² · 40.837, -94.543
Pilot Knob Lake
0.07 km² · 43.252, -93.561
Avon Lake
0.07 km² · 41.522, -93.494
Stony Lake
0.07 km² · 43.365, -95.358
Ruddy Pool
0.07 km² · 43.303, -94.117
Old Channel
0.06 km² · 40.703, -92.765
Lake Cona Toma
0.06 km² · 43.155, -93.228
Gabrielson Pool
0.06 km² · 43.297, -94.115
Cold Springs
0.06 km² · 41.292, -95.087
Gabrielson Pool
0.06 km² · 43.286, -94.115
Thayer Lake
0.06 km² · 41.021, -94.067
Lake Afton
0.06 km² · 41.036, -94.210
Railroad Lake
0.06 km² · 42.581, -92.503
East Lake
0.05 km² · 41.034, -93.743
Sunken Lake
0.05 km² · 43.480, -95.128
Garner Lake
0.05 km² · 43.195, -90.608
Matson Pond
0.05 km² · 41.785, -91.779
Lake Considine
0.05 km² · 42.717, -92.920
Wisniewski Pond
0.05 km² · 41.784, -91.719