Lakes / Colorado / San Juan County / Clear Lake
Clear Lake, San Juan County, Colorado
33 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.83 degrees N, 107.79 degrees W - San Juan 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 Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 20% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 95 miles from Grand Junction, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbine Lake | San Juan | 2.6 mi | 26 acres |
| Blue Lake | San Miguel | 4.5 mi | 48 acres |
| Lake Hope | San Juan | 4.5 mi | 35 acres |
| Trout Lake | San Miguel | 5.4 mi | 130 acres |
| Silver Lake | San Juan | 10 mi | 26 acres |
| Highland Mary Lakes | San Juan | 12 mi | 43 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Clear Lake
How Big Is Clear Lake?
Clear Lake covers 33 acres in San Juan County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Juan County?
Highland Mary Lakes is the largest lake in San Juan County, at 43 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 82638006). Verified October 30, 2026.