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Electric-only lakes in Iowa

We've found 3 lakes in Iowa where gas engines can't be run and electric motors are allowed.

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Gas boats OK, motor up You can launch a boat with a gas outboard. Leave it up and use your electric motor. No gas motors on board Remove the outboard or bring a boat without one. Gas boats: check first The rules don't say. Call before you tow a gas boat there.

Deep Lakes

Muscatine County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

Electric trolling motors only.

Size
130 acres
Launch
Concrete boat ramp (Lake Chester, built 2013) plus carry-down launch
Other rules
A series of connected former gravel-pit ponds. Muskellunge 40-inch minimum.
Fish
Black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, green sunfish, carp
Managed by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
What the official rules say
electric trolling motors only.

Lower Pine Lake

Hardin County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

Electric motors only.

Size
62 acres
Launch
Hard surface boat ramp
Other rules
Largemouth bass 15-inch minimum, 3 per day.
Fish
Black and white crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, channel catfish
Managed by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
What the official rules say
Electric Motors Only

Upper Pine Lake

Hardin County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

Electric motors only.

Size
69 acres
Launch
Hard surface boat ramp
Other rules
Largemouth bass 15-inch minimum, 3 per day. Fishing jetty and cleaning station.
Fish
Largemouth bass, bluegill, black and white crappie, channel catfish
Managed by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
What the official rules say
Electric Motors Only

Before you go

Rules change, and some lakes close for the season or have their own permits. We link each lake to the agency page that states its motor rule, and show the month we checked it (most recently October 2026). Confirm the current rules with the lake's manager before you head out. Your state's boat registration and safety-equipment rules still apply on electric-only lakes.

Know a lake we're missing, or a rule that's changed? Tell us.

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