Lakes / Colorado / Otero County / Cheraw Lake
Cheraw Lake, Otero County, Colorado
342 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.10 degrees N, 103.52 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 Cheraw Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 86% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 87 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheraw Lake | Otero | 0.7 mi | 93 acres |
| Taylor Lake | Otero | 2.4 mi | 37 acres |
| Holbrook Reservoir | Otero | 5.6 mi | 550 acres |
| Horse Creek and Black Draw Reservoir | Crowley | 8.0 mi | 43 acres |
| Horse Creek Reservoir | Otero | 8.3 mi | 2,181 acres |
| Lake Meredith | Crowley | 12 mi | 5,539 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cheraw Lake
How Big Is Cheraw Lake?
Cheraw Lake covers 342 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 49033381). Verified October 30, 2026.