Lakes / Colorado / Weld County / Drake Lake
Drake Lake, Colorado
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.57 degrees N, 104.85 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 Drake Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 22% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 44 miles from Boulder, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loop Lake | Weld | 1.3 mi | 61 acres |
| James Lake | Weld | 2.3 mi | 27 acres |
| Black Hollow Reservoir | Weld | 2.9 mi | 373 acres |
| Windsor Reservoir | Weld | 3.2 mi | 852 acres |
| Eaton-Law Reservoir | Weld | 3.2 mi | 59 acres |
| Angel Lake | Weld | 3.8 mi | 33 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Drake Lake
How Big Is Drake Lake?
Drake Lake covers 34 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 128076231). Verified October 30, 2026.