Lakes / Colorado / Jefferson County / Fairmount Reservoir
Fairmount Reservoir, Colorado
39 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.78 degrees N, 105.17 degrees W - Jefferson 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 Fairmount Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 31% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 10 miles from Denver, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyatt Lake | Jefferson | 1.7 mi | 70 acres |
| Maple Grove Reservoir | Jefferson | 2.7 mi | 49 acres |
| Tucker Lake | Jefferson | 3.5 mi | 67 acres |
| Blunn Reservoir | Jefferson | 3.6 mi | 163 acres |
| Crown Hill Lake | Jefferson | 4.0 mi | 56 acres |
| Leyden Lake | Jefferson | 4.2 mi | 57 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody IDc7e9406e-5bd3-4f2e-8fd4-c823a0742add
CountyJefferson
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates39.7810, -105.1718
Questions About Fairmount Reservoir
How Big Is Fairmount Reservoir?
Fairmount Reservoir covers 39 acres in Jefferson County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Jefferson County?
Chatfield Lake is the largest lake in Jefferson County, at 1,389 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 c7e9406e-5bd3-4f2e-8fd4-c823a0742add). Verified October 30, 2026.