Lakes / Colorado / Elbert County / Ball Reservoir
Ball Reservoir, Colorado
87 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.47 degrees N, 103.96 degrees W - Elbert 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 Ball Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 62% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 58 miles from Denver, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolly John Reservoir | Arapahoe | 16 mi | 40 acres |
| Noonen Reservoir | Arapahoe | 17 mi | 88 acres |
| Ramah Reservoir | El Paso | 29 mi | 95 acres |
| Baseline Reservoir | Morgan | 37 mi | 52 acres |
| Moore Reservoir Number 4 | Morgan | 38 mi | 35 acres |
| Aurora Reservoir | Arapahoe | 39 mi | 735 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 64716181). Verified October 30, 2026.