Lakes

Lakes and reservoirs in Iowa

This guide covers 5 lakes and reservoirs in Iowa. 0 of them have a public water level gauge, and together they hold 30 mapped swimming spots. Each page carries the live level where an agency publishes one, plus weather, access points and sources.

5Lakes
0Live gauges
30Swimming spots

Lakes in Iowa

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Every lake, by relevance

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Rathbun Lake

Iowa · Appanoose County

Rathbun Lake

Rathbun Lake is a 11,000-acre reservoir on the Chariton River in Iowa. Its shoreline falls inside Appanoose County. It is managed…

Reservoir1 beach
Saylorville Lake

Iowa · Polk County

Saylorville Lake

Saylorville Lake is a reservoir of some 5,950 acres on the Des Moines River, in Iowa. You will find it in Polk County. USACE Rock…

Reservoir
West Lake Okoboji

Iowa · Dickinson County

West Lake Okoboji

West Lake Okoboji is a 3,847-acre lake in Iowa. You will find it in Dickinson County. It is managed by Iowa DNR. The gauge last…

Natural lake27 beaches
Coralville Lake

Iowa · Johnson County

Coralville Lake

Coralville Lake is a 5,430-acre reservoir on the Iowa River in Iowa. Its shoreline falls inside Johnson County. It is managed by…

Reservoir
Clear Lake

Iowa · Cerro Gordo County

Clear Lake

Clear Lake is a 557-acre reservoir in Oregon. It lies in Lane County. It is managed by USFS Hood River Ranger District / USBR.…

Natural lake2 beaches

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