Lakes / Colorado / Montrose County / Crystal Reservoir
Crystal Reservoir, Colorado
245 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.49 degrees N, 107.59 degrees W - Montrose 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 Crystal Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 64 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose Reservoir | Montrose | 3.8 mi | 28 acres |
| Morrow Point Reservoir | Gunnison | 7.0 mi | 775 acres |
| Gould Reservoir | Montrose | 7.9 mi | 303 acres |
| Crawford Reservoir | Delta | 13 mi | 376 acres |
| Fish Creek Reservoir Number 2 | Gunnison | 15 mi | 29 acres |
| Blue Mesa Reservoir | Gunnison | 21 mi | 8,944 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Crystal Reservoir
How Big Is Crystal Reservoir?
Crystal Reservoir covers 245 acres in Montrose County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Montrose County?
Gould Reservoir is the largest lake in Montrose County, at 303 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 64463968). Verified October 30, 2026.