Lakes / Colorado / Mesa County / Cheney Reservoir
Cheney Reservoir, Colorado
51 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.89 degrees N, 108.32 degrees W - Mesa 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 Cheney Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 45% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 17 miles from Grand Junction, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata Reservoir | Mesa | 5.9 mi | 99 acres |
| Hallenbeck Reservoir | Mesa | 6.0 mi | 56 acres |
| Chambers Reservoir | Delta | 11 mi | 29 acres |
| Bolen, Anderson, and Jacobs Reservoir Number Two | Mesa | 11 mi | 30 acres |
| Bolen Reservoir | Mesa | 11 mi | 50 acres |
| Somerville-McCullah Reservoir | Mesa | 12 mi | 85 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cheney Reservoir
How Big Is Cheney Reservoir?
Cheney Reservoir covers 51 acres in Mesa County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mesa County?
Vega Reservoir is the largest lake in Mesa County, at 679 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 75561119). Verified October 30, 2026.