Lakes / Colorado / Weld County / Baxter Lake
Baxter Lake, Colorado
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.28 degrees N, 105.05 degrees W - Weld 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 Baxter Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 16% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 22 miles from Boulder, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon Lake | Larimer | 2.2 mi | 90 acres |
| Newell Lake | Weld | 2.2 mi | 139 acres |
| Ish Reservoir | Boulder | 2.7 mi | 317 acres |
| Hummel Reservoir | Weld | 2.9 mi | 32 acres |
| Highland Lake | Weld | 3.0 mi | 47 acres |
| Sunnyslope Reservoir | Larimer | 3.3 mi | 30 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Baxter Lake
How Big Is Baxter Lake?
Baxter Lake covers 31 acres in Weld County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Weld County?
Riverside Reservoir is the largest lake in Weld County, at 3,633 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 120819700). Verified October 30, 2026.