Lakes in Colorado, United States

Lake Granby is the third largest body of water in Colorado. It was created by the erection of Granby Dam, completed in 1950, as part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado-Big Thompson Project. Water from Lake Granby is pumped via the Farr Pump plant though a pipeline that empties into a canal connected to Shadow Mountain Reservoir. The Bureau ...

    Full Pool: 8,284.0 MSL     Area: 7,260 Acres

John Martin Reservoir is a reservoir located just 15.5 miles from Las Animas, in Bent County, in the state of Colorado, United States, near Caddoa, CO. ...

        Area: 17,600 Acres

Water sports reign supreme on Lake Meredith, which covers more than 5,500 acres in Southeastern Colorado's Crowley County. Boating, jet skiing, fishing, camping, and bird watching are just some of the recreational opportunities on the four-mile long, two-mile wide lake. Historically, agriculture has been very important to the area around Lake Me...

        Area: 5,509 Acres

Navajo Lake is a reservoir located mostly in Rio Arriba County, in northwestern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Portions of the reservoir extend into Archuleta County in southern Colorado. The lake is part of the Colorado River Storage Project, which here manages the upper reaches of the San Juan River, storing and releasing water th...

    Full Pool: 6,085.0 MSL     Area: 15,600 Acres