Lakes / Colorado / Bent County / Denny Lake
Denny Lake, Colorado
38 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.98 degrees N, 102.81 degrees W - Bent 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 Denny Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 124 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hasty | Bent | 8.9 mi | 25 acres |
| Lake Hasty | Bent | 9.1 mi | 37 acres |
| G W Verhoeff Reservoir | Bent | 10 mi | 69 acres |
| John Martin Reservoir | Bent | 13 mi | 11,686 acres |
| Thurston Reservoir | Prowers | 20 mi | 204 acres |
| Long Lake | Bent | 20 mi | 45 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Denny Lake
How Big Is Denny Lake?
Denny Lake covers 38 acres in Bent County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Bent County?
John Martin Reservoir is the largest lake in Bent County, at 11,686 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 72545207). Verified October 30, 2026.