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Northwest Iowa Lakes


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  Buena Vista County
30 Gustafson: 1 mile south of Sioux Rapids - 10 acres
49 Newell Pit: 1 1/2 miles northwest of Newell - 15 acres
54 Pickeral: 7 miles northwest of Marathon - 176 acres
66 Storm Lake: south edge of Storm Lake - 3097 acres
 
  Calhoun County
North Twin: 4 miles north of Rockwell City - 453 acres
 
  Carroll County
Great Western Park: ¼ mile west of Manning - 12 acres
Swan Lake: 3 miles southeast of Carroll - 100 acres
 
  Cerro Gordo County
9 Blue Pit: southwest edge of Mason City - 14 acres
15 Clear: south edge of Clear Lake - 3684 acres
Fin and Feather: 3 miles south, 1 mile east of Mason City - 10 acres
 
  Cherokee County
38 Larson Pit: 2 1/2 miles east, 2 miles north of Aurelia - 12 acres
Spring Lake: south edge of Cherokee - 18 acres
 
  Clay County
Elk Lake: 1 mile west, 3 miles south of Ruthven - 261 acres
70 Trumbull: 4 miles west, 5 miles north of Ruthven - 1183 acres
 
  Crawford County
48 Nelson: 3 miles west, 3 miles north of Dow City - 11 acres
75 Yellow Smoke Park: 2 miles east, 2 miles north of Denison - 40 acres
 
  Dickinson County
14 Center: 2 miles west, 1/2 miles south of Spirit Lake - 280 acres
19 Diamond: 2 miles east, 2 miles north of Montgomery - 143 acres
22 East Okoboji: east edge of Okoboji - 1843 acres
28 Gar (Lower): 1/2 miles south of Arnolds Park - 264 acres
29 Gar (Upper): east of Arnolds Park - 38 acres
39 Little Spirit: 4 miles north of Orleans - 604 acres
45 Minnewashta: 1/2 mile south of Arnolds Park - 118 acres
59 Silver: west edge of Lake Park - 1066 acres
64 Spirit Lake: 1 mile north of Spirit Lake - 5684 acres
72 West Okoboji: northwest edge of Arnolds Park - 3867 acres
 
  Emmet County
31 High: 6 miles east of Wallingford - 467 acres
32 Ingham: 6 miles east of Wallingford - 357 acres
34 Iowa: 6 miles north of Armstrong - 802 acres
71 Tuttle: 1 mile east, 2 miles north of Dolliver 2268 acres
 
  Franklin County
5 Beeds: 2 miles west, 1 mile north of Hampton - 90 acres
33 Interstate Park Pond: 1 mile west, 2 mile south of I-35 & Hwy 3 - 25 acres
Maynes Grove: 5 miles south of Hampton - 11 acres
 
  Hamilton County
10 Briggs Wood: 2 miles south of Webster City - 59 acres
41 Little Wall: 1 1/2 miles south of Jewell - 249 acres
 
  Hancock County
17 Crystal: north edge of Crystal Lake - 244 acres
23 Eldred Sherwood: 3 miles east, 1 mile north of Goodell - 21 acres
74 West Twin : 3 miles east of Kanawha - 93 acres
 
  Hardin County
55 Lower Pine : 1/2 mile east of Eldora - 62 acres
56 Upper Pine : 1/2 mile east of Eldora - 69 acres
 
  Ida County
13 Crawford Creek: 3 1/2 miles south of Battle Creek - 62 acres
46 Moorehead: 1/2 mile north of Ida Grove - 10 acres
 
  Kossuth County
12 Burt Lake : 4 miles west, 8 miles north of Swea City - 200 acres
62 Smith: 3 miles north of Algona - 59 acres
 
  Lyon County
53 Pahoja: 4 miles south, 2 miles west of Larchwood - 65 acres
 
  Monona County
8 Blue: 3 miles west of Onawa - 273 acres
35 Johnson Pit: 1 mile east of Rodney - 12 acres
52 Oldham: 1 mile north of Soldier - 12 acres
Peters Park: 1 mile east of Rodney - 21 acres
58 Savery: 2 miles southeast of Moorhead - 11 acres
 
  O'Brien County
20 Dog Creek: 2 miles east, 1/2 miles south of Sutherland - 28 acres
21 Douma Park Pond: 2 miles west, 1 mile south of Sanborn - 10 acres
44 Mill Creek: 1 mile east of Paullina - 23 acres
 
  Osceola County
51 Ocheyedan: 2 miles south of Ocheydan - 10 acres
 
  Palo Alto County
27 Five Island: north edge of Emmetsburg - 973 acres
42 Lost Island: 3 miles north of Ruthven - 1151 acres
 
  Sac County
2 Arrowhead: south side of Lake View - 31 acres
6 Black Hawk: east edge of Lake View - 729 acres (lake proper)
7 Black Hawk Pits: 1 1/2 miles south of Lake View - 22 acres
 
  Sioux County
25 Fairview Pond: 5 miles south, 3 miles west of Inwood - 10 acres
 
  Webster County
3 Badger: 4 1/2 miles north of Fort Dodge - 45 acres
12 Brushy Creek: 5 miles east of Lehigh - 690 acres
 
  Winnebago County
1 Ambroson Pits: 3 1/2 miles north of Forest City - 14 acres
37 Lake Catherine: 6 miles west of Forest City - 16 acres
57 Rice: 1 mile south, 1 mile east of Lake Mills - 1005 acres
 
  Woodbury County
4 Bacon Creek: east edge of Sioux City - 34 acres
11 Browns: 2 miles west of Salix - 580 acres
40 Little Sioux Park: 2 miles south of Correctionville - 13 acres
69 Snyder Bend: 1 1/2 miles west of Salix - 400 acres
63 Southwood: 1/2 mile west, 1/2 mile south of Smithland - 14 acres
 
  Worth County
Kuennen’s Pit: 2 miles south, ½ mile east of Northwood - 12 acres
61 Silver: 10 miles west, 3 1/2 miles north of Northwood - 316 acres
 
  Wright County
16 Cornelia: 3 1/2 miles north, 2 miles east of Clarion - 244 acres
47 Morse: 3 1/2 miles west of Belmond - 98 acres

 

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