Lakes / Colorado / Arapahoe County / Aurora Reservoir
Aurora Reservoir, Colorado
735 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.61 degrees N, 104.66 degrees W - Arapahoe County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Aurora Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 20 miles from Denver, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Reservoir | Arapahoe | 6.2 mi | 137 acres |
| Cherry Creek Lake | Arapahoe | 10 mi | 886 acres |
| Rueter-Hess Reservoir | Douglas | 12 mi | 216 acres |
| Windsor Lake | Denver | 13 mi | 49 acres |
| Derby Lake | Adams | 17 mi | 77 acres |
| Landora Lake | Adams | 18 mi | 50 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{C1DE5BAE-5BBC-4822-8F38-8E2221326A4C}
CountyArapahoe
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates39.6106, -104.6632
Questions About Aurora Reservoir
How Big Is Aurora Reservoir?
Aurora Reservoir covers 735 acres in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Arapahoe County?
Cherry Creek Lake is the largest lake in Arapahoe County, at 886 acres.
Largest Lakes in Colorado
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Martin Reservoir | Bent | 11,686 acres | - |
| 2 | Blue Mesa Reservoir | Gunnison | 8,944 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Granby | Grand | 7,075 acres | - |
| 4 | Lake Meredith | Crowley | 5,539 acres | - |
| 5 | Adobe Creek Reservoir | Bent | 4,770 acres | - |
All 778 Colorado lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID {C1DE5BAE-5BBC-4822-8F38-8E2221326A4C}). Verified October 30, 2026.