Spirit Lake
Big Spirit Lake is a natural body of water, approximately 5,684 acres in area, in Dickinson County in northwest Iowa in the United States. It is part of the chain of lakes known as the Iowa Great Lakes, the northern shore of the lake straddles the border with Minnesota.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Spirit Lake”, “Lac d’Esprit”, “Lake Despree”, “Min-ne-Mecoehe-Waukon”, “Mini-wakan”, and “Spirit Lake (Iowa)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orleans and Spirit Lake.
Orleans
Village
Photo: Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orleans is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 521 at the time of the 2020 census. Orleans is part of the Iowa Great Lakes region, located along Spirit Lake. Orleans is situated 4 miles south of Spirit Lake.
Spirit Lake
Town
Photo: Skywayman, Public domain.
Spirit Lake is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,439 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dickinson County. The town is located along the western shore of East Okoboji Lake, in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Spirit Lake is situated 6 miles south of Spirit Lake.
Spirit Lake
- Category: lake
- Location: Dickinson, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.50503° or 43° 30′ 18″ northLongitude
-95.10739° or 95° 6′ 27″ westElevation
1,401 feet (427 metres)Open location code
86M6GV4V+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 380902788OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Venetian—“Spirit Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Spirit Lake”
- Italian: “Spirit Lake”
- Venetian: “Spirit Lake”
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