Lakes

Lakes and reservoirs in Colorado

This guide covers 13 lakes and reservoirs in Colorado. 1 of them have a public water level gauge, and together they hold 3 mapped swimming spots. Each page carries the live level where an agency publishes one, plus weather, access points and sources.

13Lakes
1Live gauges
3Swimming spots

Lakes in Colorado

Click a marker to open the lake page.

Every lake, by relevance

Ordered by how much people search for them.

Grand Lake

Colorado · Grand County

Grand Lake

Grand Lake is a reservoir of some 507 acres on the outflow =, in Colorado. The lake is in Grand County. Town of Grand Lake / USBR…

Reservoir
Dillon Reservoir

Colorado · Summit County

Dillon Reservoir

Fed by the Blue River, Dillon Reservoir holds roughly 3,233 acres of water in Colorado. You will find it in Summit County. Denver…

Reservoir1 beach
Horsetooth Reservoir

Colorado · Larimer County

Horsetooth Reservoir

Horsetooth Reservoir is a 1,899-acre reservoir on the outflow = in Colorado. Its shoreline falls inside Larimer County.…

Reservoir
Pueblo Reservoir

Colorado · Pueblo County

Pueblo Reservoir

At roughly 4,646 acres, Pueblo Reservoir is one of the lakes covered in Colorado. It lies in Pueblo County. It is managed by USBR…

Reservoir
Lake Granby

Colorado · Grand County

Lake Granby

Lake Granby covers about 7,260 acres of the Colorado River in Colorado. The lake is in Grand County. Management is in the hands…

Reservoir1 beach
Chatfield Reservoir

Colorado · Douglas County

Chatfield Reservoir

Chatfield Reservoir is a reservoir of some 1,500 acres on the South Platte River, in Colorado. You will find it in Douglas…

Reservoir

Colorado · Weld County

Union Reservoir

At roughly 717 acres, Union Reservoir is one of the lakes covered in Colorado. Its shoreline falls inside Weld County. It is…

Reservoir
Blue Mesa Reservoir

Colorado · Gunnison County

Blue Mesa Reservoir

Blue Mesa Reservoir is a reservoir of some 9,180 acres on the Gunnison River, in Colorado. It lies in Gunnison County. National…

Reservoir1 beach
Standley Lake

Colorado · Jefferson County

Standley Lake

Standley Lake is a 1,200-acre reservoir on the Big Dry Creek in Colorado. It lies in Jefferson County. City of Westminster…

Reservoir
Cherry Creek Reservoir

Colorado · Arapahoe County

Cherry Creek Reservoir

At roughly 880 acres, Cherry Creek Reservoir is one of the lakes covered in Colorado. It lies in Arapahoe County. Management is…

Reservoir
Carter Lake

Colorado · Eagle County

Carter Lake

Carter Lake covers about 1,110 acres in Colorado. You will find it in Eagle County. Larimer County Natural Resources manages it.

Reservoir
Lake Nighthorse

Colorado · United States

Lake Nighthorse

Lake Nighthorse is a reservoir of some 1,490 acres on the Basin Creek (Outflow returns to the Animas River), in Colorado. City of…

Reservoir
Turquoise Lake

Colorado · Lake County

Turquoise Lake

Turquoise Lake covers about 1,780 acres in Colorado. You will find it in Lake County. USFS San Isabel NF (USBR-owned) manages it.

Reservoir

 Colorado overview