Lakes / Colorado / Mesa County / Cottonwood Lake Number One
Cottonwood Lake Number One, Colorado
96 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.07 degrees N, 107.97 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 Cottonwood Lake Number One Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 31 miles from Grand Junction, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Lake Number Four | Mesa | 1.3 mi | 38 acres |
| Cottonwood Lake Number Five | Mesa | 1.4 mi | 32 acres |
| Cold Sore Reservoir | Mesa | 1.5 mi | 27 acres |
| Upper Hotel Lake | Mesa | 1.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Hotel Lake | Mesa | 2.0 mi | 37 acres |
| Alexander Lake | Mesa | 2.4 mi | 30 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cottonwood Lake Number One
How Big Is Cottonwood Lake Number One?
Cottonwood Lake Number One covers 96 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 69984702). Verified October 30, 2026.