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THE
DEEP
ONE
West Lake Okoboji is the second largest lake in
the chain and covers 3,850 acres and 19 miles
of shoreline. It is a glacial lake created by the
Wisconsin Glacier 14,000 years ago and has a
maximum depth of 136 feet. This makes it the
deepest natural lake in Iowa. Subterranean springs help provide
the cool, clear, blue water of Iowa’s most popular lake. The lake
was originally called “Minnetonka” by the Sioux Tribe which
translates into “Great Waters.” Our first settlers decided to use a
version of the name “Okoboozhy” for both lakes known today as
the “Okoboji” lakes.
T H E A P P R OX I M AT E N U M B E R
OF LAKESHORE RESIDENCES
ON WEST OKOBOJI IS 1, 270.