Lakes / Colorado / Otero County / Brown Reservoir
Brown Reservoir, Colorado
72 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.80 degrees N, 103.85 degrees W - Otero 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 Brown Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 57% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 89 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Land Reservoir Number 1 | Otero | 7.3 mi | 99 acres |
| Snowden Lake | Otero | 11 mi | 99 acres |
| La Pear Pond | Pueblo | 13 mi | 38 acres |
| Swink Reservoir Number 2 | Otero | 13 mi | 33 acres |
| Swink Reservoir Number 1 | Otero | 13 mi | 50 acres |
| Stauder Reservoir | Pueblo | 20 mi | 90 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Brown Reservoir
How Big Is Brown Reservoir?
Brown Reservoir covers 72 acres in Otero County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Otero County?
Horse Creek Reservoir is the largest lake in Otero County, at 2,181 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 131181049). Verified October 30, 2026.