Lakes / Colorado / Conejos County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Colorado
71 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.36 degrees N, 106.38 degrees W - Conejos 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 Big Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 56% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 129 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Reservoir | Conejos | 4.7 mi | 140 acres |
| La Jara Reservoir | Conejos | 6.7 mi | 721 acres |
| Empedrado Lake | Conejos | 7.2 mi | 36 acres |
| Kerr Lake | Conejos | 7.6 mi | 37 acres |
| Lost Lake | Conejos | 8.6 mi | 26 acres |
| Platoro Reservoir | Conejos | 10 mi | 423 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 71 acres in Conejos County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Conejos County?
La Jara Reservoir is the largest lake in Conejos County, at 721 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 136496815). Verified October 30, 2026.