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Barnes Meadow Reservoir, Colorado
100 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.60 degrees N, 105.83 degrees W - Larimer 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 Barnes Meadow Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 67% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 50 miles from Boulder, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambers Lake | Larimer | 1.3 mi | 244 acres |
| Laramie Lake | Larimer | 1.4 mi | 35 acres |
| Peterson Lake | Larimer | 3.6 mi | 38 acres |
| Joe Wright Reservoir | Larimer | 3.9 mi | 149 acres |
| Long Draw Reservoir | Larimer | 7.2 mi | 339 acres |
| Upper Camp Lake | Larimer | 7.6 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Barnes Meadow Reservoir
How Big Is Barnes Meadow Reservoir?
Barnes Meadow Reservoir covers 100 acres in Larimer County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Larimer County?
Horsetooth Reservoir is the largest lake in Larimer County, at 1,817 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 128075859). Verified October 30, 2026.