Lakes / Colorado / Custer County / Brush Creek Lakes
Brush Creek Lakes, Colorado
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.21 degrees N, 105.71 degrees W - Custer 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 Brush Creek Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 22% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 64 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deweese-Dye Reservoir | Custer | 13 mi | 319 acres |
| North Crestone Lake | Custer | 15 mi | 28 acres |
| Upper Sand Creek Lake | Saguache | 21 mi | 25 acres |
| Weisman Lake | Saguache | 23 mi | 62 acres |
| Mishak Lakes | Saguache | 26 mi | 52 acres |
| Davey Lake | Saguache | 29 mi | 80 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Brush Creek Lakes
How Big Is Brush Creek Lakes?
Brush Creek Lakes covers 34 acres in Custer County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Custer County?
Deweese-Dye Reservoir is the largest lake in Custer County, at 319 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 133052422). Verified October 30, 2026.