Iowa Great Lakes
Iowa Great Lakes | |
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Iowa Great Lakes | |
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Coordinates | 43°23′09″N 95°06′28″W / 43.38583°N 95.10778°W |
Website | https://vacationokoboji.com/about/ |
The Iowa Great Lakes, often referred to as Okoboji,[1] is a group of natural lakes in northwestern Iowa in the United States. The three principal lakes of the group are Big Spirit Lake,[2] West Okoboji Lake,[3] and East Okoboji Lake.[4][5] They are the largest natural lakes in the state of Iowa. The largest, Spirit Lake, is 5,684 acres (2,300 ha).[1] The lake area extends to the north into Jackson County, Minnesota. The headwaters of Little Sioux River flow past the west side of the lake area.[5]
The towns of Spirit Lake and Milford are within the lake area.[5]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b https://vacationokoboji.com/about/
- ^ https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:461850,Spirit%20Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iowa Great Lakes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iowa Great Lakes
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Okoboji, Milford, Spirit Lake, and Spirit Lake SE, Iowa; 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1970
Coordinates: 43°23′09″N 95°06′28″W / 43.38583°N 95.10778°W
Categories:
- Bodies of water of Dickinson County, Iowa
- Lakes of Iowa
- Regions of Iowa
- Tourist attractions in Dickinson County, Iowa
- Northwest Iowa geography stubs