Lakes / Colorado / Rio Grande County / Beaver Creek Reservoir
Beaver Creek Reservoir, Colorado
63 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.59 degrees N, 106.66 degrees W - Rio Grande 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 Beaver Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 52% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- The largest lake in Rio Grande County among those counted.
- About 111 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metroz Lake | Mineral | 5.0 mi | 42 acres |
| Shaw Lake | Mineral | 7.6 mi | 48 acres |
| Big Meadows Reservoir | Mineral | 8.6 mi | 113 acres |
| Alberta Park Reservoir | Mineral | 10 mi | 36 acres |
| Lake Humphreys | Mineral | 12 mi | 41 acres |
| Kerr Lake | Conejos | 16 mi | 37 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 136354043). Verified October 30, 2026.