Storm Lake: Basic Facts

Location

• County: Buena Vista
• Nearby communities: Storm Lake, Lakeside, Alta

About the lake

• Lake size: 3,147 acres
• Lake depth: pre-dredging-Average: 7-8 ft; dredging goal-Average 16 ft.
• Natural glacial lake
• Surface area: North to South: 2 miles; East to West: 3 miles
• Listed on Iowa's impaired waters list
• Recreational uses: fishing, boating, swimming, bird watching, camping, lake trail, cross-country skiing, ice-skating

About the watershed

• Watershed size: 13,770 acres
• Landowners and operators in watershed: 192
• Land use:
  • Cropland: 11,250 acres
  • Urban: 1,700 acres