Lakes / Colorado / Mesa County / Basin Reservoir Number 1
Basin Reservoir Number 1, Colorado
54 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.01 degrees N, 108.04 degrees W - Mesa 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 Basin Reservoir Number 1 Stacks Up
- Larger than 48% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 28 miles from Grand Junction, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granby Reservoir Number 12 | Mesa | 0.6 mi | 42 acres |
| Big Battlement Lake | Mesa | 0.8 mi | 37 acres |
| Granby Reservoir Number 1 | Mesa | 1.2 mi | 25 acres |
| Grand Mesa Reservoir Number 8 | Mesa | 2.3 mi | 38 acres |
| Scales Lake Number One | Mesa | 2.4 mi | 36 acres |
| Island Lake | Mesa | 3.1 mi | 144 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Basin Reservoir Number 1
How Big Is Basin Reservoir Number 1?
Basin Reservoir Number 1 covers 54 acres in Mesa County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mesa County?
Vega Reservoir is the largest lake in Mesa County, at 679 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 75565159). Verified October 30, 2026.