Lakes / Colorado / Archuleta County / Echo Canyon Reservoir
Echo Canyon Reservoir, Colorado
116 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.21 degrees N, 107.00 degrees W - Archuleta 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 Echo Canyon Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 70% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- The largest lake in Archuleta County among those counted.
- About 137 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinon Lake Reservoir | Archuleta | 5.3 mi | 34 acres |
| Village Lake | Archuleta | 6.2 mi | 72 acres |
| Borns Lake Reservoir | Archuleta | 6.7 mi | 37 acres |
| Lake Pagosa | Archuleta | 6.7 mi | 80 acres |
| Stevens Reservoir | Archuleta | 7.5 mi | 38 acres |
| Lake Hatcher | Archuleta | 9.7 mi | 87 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Echo Canyon Reservoir
How Big Is Echo Canyon Reservoir?
Echo Canyon Reservoir covers 116 acres in Archuleta County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Archuleta County?
Echo Canyon Reservoir is the largest lake in Archuleta County, at 116 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 122808776). Verified October 30, 2026.