THE INDIAN LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Indian Lake township has 33.9 square miles of land in Nobles County. Its Census reference point is in Des Moines Lobe, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Indian Lake and Nobles County
Indian Lake is associated with Nobles County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Indian Lake by land and water
The Census records 1.35 square miles of water within Indian Lake, or 3.8% of its total area. It is 2.8 percentage points higher than the 1% recorded for Nobles County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Indian Lake township has 46.7 times the land area of nearby Round Lake city (0.73 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

