Lakes / Colorado / Weld County / Darling Reservoir
Darling Reservoir, Colorado
32 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.47 degrees N, 104.63 degrees W - Weld 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 Darling Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 17% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 46 miles from Boulder, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindies Lakes | Weld | 2.6 mi | 37 acres |
| Cozzens Lake | Weld | 4.0 mi | 43 acres |
| Howards Lake | Weld | 4.3 mi | 53 acres |
| Briscoe Lake | Weld | 5.1 mi | 46 acres |
| Seeley Lake | Weld | 5.7 mi | 126 acres |
| Neuman Lake | Weld | 6.5 mi | 43 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Darling Reservoir
How Big Is Darling Reservoir?
Darling Reservoir covers 32 acres in Weld County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Weld County?
Riverside Reservoir is the largest lake in Weld County, at 3,633 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 120639732). Verified October 30, 2026.