Lakes / Colorado / Arapahoe County / Cherry Creek Lake
Cherry Creek Lake, Colorado
886 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.64 degrees N, 104.86 degrees W - Arapahoe 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 Cherry Creek Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 94% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- The largest lake in Arapahoe County among those counted.
- About 10 miles from Denver, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Reservoir | Arapahoe | 4.2 mi | 137 acres |
| Windsor Lake | Denver | 4.5 mi | 49 acres |
| McLellan Reservoir | Arapahoe | 9.9 mi | 191 acres |
| Cooley Lake | Arapahoe | 10 mi | 150 acres |
| Aurora Reservoir | Arapahoe | 10 mi | 735 acres |
| Bowles Lake | Arapahoe | 11 mi | 93 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cherry Creek Lake
How Big Is Cherry Creek Lake?
Cherry Creek Lake covers 886 acres in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Arapahoe County?
Cherry Creek Lake is the largest lake in Arapahoe County, at 886 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 120654719). Verified October 30, 2026.