DeSoto Lake (Iowa–Nebraska)

DeSoto Lake is a lake within DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Harrison and Pottawattamie counties, Iowa and Washington County, Nebraska. The 811 acres (328 ha) lake has a maximum depth of 26 feet (7.9 m). Though it has the appearance of a natural lake it is man-made, created from a channel leading from the Missouri River in 1958.

DeSoto Lake
DeSoto Lake
DeSoto Lake
DeSoto Lake
DeSoto Lake
LocationIowa and Nebraska
Coordinates41°29′54″N 96°00′23″W
TypeArtificial lake
First flooded1958
Surface area811 acres (328 ha)
Max. depth26 feet (7.9 m)
Surface elevation991 feet (302 m)
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