Big Lake
Big Lake is an open body of water surrounded by marshy islands in Navigation Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River. It lies where the Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin borders come together, just north of Lansing, Iowa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Lake
- Description: reservoir in Iowa, United States
- Also known as: “Lansing Big Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Hosmer and Black Hawk Bridge.
Mount Hosmer
Peak
Photo: Dukedauphin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Hosmer is a bluff overlooking Lansing, Iowa. It is located directly adjacent to the Upper Mississippi River and offers a panoramic view of the river, including the Black Hawk Bridge.
Black Hawk Bridge
Bridge
The Black Hawk Bridge spans the Mississippi River, joining the town of Lansing, in Allamakee County, Iowa, to rural Crawford County, Wisconsin. It is the northernmost Mississippi River bridge in Iowa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Soto and Lansing.
De Soto
Village
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Soto is a village mostly in Vernon County but also in Crawford County in Wisconsin, United States. The population was 309 at the 2020 census, up from 287 at the 2010 census.
Lansing
Village
Photo: Angelika Lindner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lansing is a city in Lansing Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 968 at the time of the 2020 census.
Big Lake
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Allamakee, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.40034° or 43° 24′ 1″ northLongitude
-91.21828° or 91° 13′ 6″ westElevation
620 feet (189 metres)Open location code
86MCCQ2J+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 9178392100OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4848614Wikidata ID
Q4905946
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Big Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Big Lake”
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