Lakes / Colorado / Routt County / Basin Reservoir
Basin Reservoir, Colorado
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.48 degrees N, 107.41 degrees W - Routt 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 Stacks Up
- Larger than 16% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 94 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Head Reservoir | Moffat | 7.1 mi | 712 acres |
| John C Temple Reservoir Number 1 | Routt | 7.7 mi | 57 acres |
| Ralph White Lake | Moffat | 10 mi | 68 acres |
| Sage Creek Reservoir | Routt | 12 mi | 42 acres |
| Wilson Reservoir | Moffat | 22 mi | 26 acres |
| Lake Windemere | Routt | 22 mi | 37 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Basin Reservoir
How Big Is Basin Reservoir?
Basin Reservoir covers 31 acres in Routt County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Routt County?
Steamboat Lake is the largest lake in Routt County, at 968 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 90175617). Verified October 30, 2026.