List of lakes in Colorado facts for kids

The location of the State of Colorado

An enlargeable map of the State of Colorado

The following is a partial alphabetical list of lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. State of Colorado.

Most of the larger lakes in Colorado are either reservoirs or dam-enhanced natural lakes.

A

• Acascosa Lake in Conejos County, Colorado
• Antero Reservoir in Park County, Colorado
• Aurora Reservoir in Aurora, Colorado

B

• Barbour Ponds in Saint Vrain State Park
• Barker Meadow Reservoir in Boulder County, Colorado
• Barr Lake in Barr Lake State Park
• Bear Creek Lake in Lakewood, Colorado
• Bierstadt Lake in Larimer County, Colorado
• Bison Reservoir in Victor, Colorado
• Blue Mesa Reservoir in Curecanti National Recreation Area – largest reservoir in Colorado
• Bonham Reservoir in Mesa County, Colorado
• Boulder Reservoir in Boulder, Colorado
• Boyd Lake in Boyd Lake State Park

C

• Carter Lake in Larimer County, Colorado
• Chatfield Reservoir in Chatfield State Park
• City Park Lake in Denver
• Cherry Creek Reservoir in Cherry Creek State Park
• Crater Lake in Pitkin County, Colorado
• Cheesman Reservoir in Douglas and Jefferson counties, Colorado
• Crawford Reservoir in Crawford State Park
• Crystal Creek Reservoir in Teller County, Colorado
• Crystal Reservoir in Curecanti National Recreation Area

D

• Dawson Reservoir in Mesa County, Colorado
• Deep Lake in Garfield County, Colorado
• Deep Ward Lake in Mesa County
• Delaney Butte Reservoir in Jackson County, Colorado
• Dillon Reservoir in Dillon Reservoir Recreation Area
• Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park

E

• East Portal Reservoir in Larimer County, Colorado
• Echo Lake (Colorado) in Echo Lake Park
• Eleven Mile Reservoir in Eleven Mile State Park
• Elkhead Reservoir in Elkhead State Park
• Emerald Lake in Weminuche Wilderness

F

• Fern Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
• Flatiron Reservoir in Larimer County, Colorado
• Fruitgrowers Reservoir in Delta County, Colorado

G

• Grand Lake near Rocky Mountain National Park – largest natural lake in Colorado
• Green Mountain Reservoir in Green Mountain Reservoir Recreation Area
• Gross Reservoir in Boulder County, Colorado

H

• Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon
• Harker Park Lake in Rio Blanco County, Colorado
• Harvey Gap Reservoir in Harvey Gap State Park
• Haynach Lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park
• Horsetooth Reservoir in Larimer County, Colorado

J

• Jackson Gulch Reservoir in Montezuma County, Colorado
• Jackson Lake in Jackson Lake State Park
• John Martin Reservoir in John Martin Reservoir State Park – largest reservoir in eastern Colorado

L

• La Jara Reservoir in Conejos County, Colorado
• Lake Dillon, see Dillon Reservoir
• Lake Estes in Estes Park, Colorado
• Lake George in Park County, Colorado
• Lake Granby in Arapaho National Recreation Area
• Lake Isabel in Lake Isabel Recreation Area
• Lake John in Jackson County, Colorado
• Lake Loveland in Loveland, Colorado
• Lake Pueblo in Lake Pueblo State Park
• Lake Maloya in Colfax County, New Mexico and Las Animas County, Colorado
• Lake Rhoda in Lakeside, Colorado
• Lake San Cristobal in Hinsdale County, Colorado – second largest natural lake in Colorado
• Lemon Reservoir in La Plata County, Colorado

M

• Maroon Lake in Pitkin County, Colorado
• Marston Lake in Denver
• Marys Lake in Larimer County, Colorado
• McPhee Reservoir in McPhee Recreation Area – second largest reservoir in Colorado
• Meadow Creek Reservoir in Arapaho National Recreation Area
• Monarch Reservoir in Arapaho National Recreation Area
• Morrow Point Reservoir in Curecanti National Recreation Area
• Mount Elbert Forebay in Lake County, Colorado
• Murphy Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park

miramonte lake (San Miguel County, Coloraod)

N

• Navajo Reservoir at Navajo State Park

O

• O'Haver Lake at San Isabel National Forest

P

• Pacific Tarn in Summit County, Colorado – highest named lake in the United States
• Paonia Reservoir in Paonia State Park
• Pearl Lake in Pearl Lake State Park
• Pinewood Lake in Larimer County, Colorado
• Platoro Reservoir in Conejos County, Colorado
• Poudre Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
• Pueblo Reservoir, see Lake Pueblo

Q

• Quincy Reservoir in Aurora, Colorado

R

• Ralph White Lake in Moffat County, Colorado
• Ralston Reservoir in Jefferson County, Colorado
• Rampart Reservoir in El Paso County, Colorado
• Ridgway Reservoir in Ridgway State Park
• Rifle Gap Reservoir in Rifle Gap State Park
• Ruedi Reservoir in the John Ruedi Recreation Area of White River National Forest
• Rueter–Hess Reservoir in Douglas County, Colorado
• Runyon Lake in Pueblo, Colorado

S

• San Luis Lakes in San Luis State Park
• Shadow Mountain Reservoir in Arapaho National Recreation Area
• Silver Jack Reservoir in Gunnison County, Colorado
• Sloan's Lake in Denver
• Snowdrift Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
• Stagecoach Reservoir in Stagecoach State Park
• Standley Lake in Westminster, Colorado
• Steamboat Lake in Steamboat Lake State Park
• Strontia Springs Reservoir in Douglas and Jefferson counties, Colorado
• Sweitzer Lake in Sweitzer Lake State Park
• Summit Lake in Summit Lake Park
• Sylvan Lake in Sylvan Lake State Park

T

• Taylor Park Reservoir in Gunnison County, Colorado
• Trappers Lake in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area of White River National Forest
• Trinidad Lake in Trinidad Lake State Park
• Turquoise Lake in the Turquoise Lake Recreation Area of San Isabel National Forest
• Twin Lakes in Twin Lakes Recreation Area of San Isabel National Forest

V

• Vallecito Reservoir in La Plata County, Colorado
• Vega Reservoir in Vega State Park

W

• Williams Fork Reservoir in Grand County, Colorado
• Willow Creek Reservoir in Arapaho National Recreation Area
• Windy Gap Reservoir in Grand County, Colorado
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir