Lakes / Colorado / Chaffee County / Clear Creek Reservoir
Clear Creek Reservoir, Colorado
388 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.02 degrees N, 106.26 degrees W - Chaffee 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 Clear Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- The largest lake in Chaffee County among those counted.
- About 32 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes | Lake | 6.3 mi | 2,064 acres |
| Mount Elbert Forebay | Lake | 8.1 mi | 250 acres |
| Ice Pond | Chaffee | 13 mi | 39 acres |
| Cottonwood Lake | Chaffee | 16 mi | 39 acres |
| Antero Reservoir | Park | 18 mi | 2,225 acres |
| Turquoise Lake | Lake | 19 mi | 1,748 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Clear Creek Reservoir
How Big Is Clear Creek Reservoir?
Clear Creek Reservoir covers 388 acres in Chaffee County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Chaffee County?
Clear Creek Reservoir is the largest lake in Chaffee County, at 388 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 133049575). Verified October 30, 2026.