Lakes / Colorado / Larimer County / Fossil Creek Reservoir
Fossil Creek Reservoir, Colorado
669 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.49 degrees N, 105.01 degrees W - Larimer 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 Fossil Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 36 miles from Boulder, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Lake | Larimer | 1.3 mi | 35 acres |
| Nelson Reservoir | Larimer | 1.6 mi | 40 acres |
| Portner Reservoir | Larimer | 3.0 mi | 49 acres |
| Donath Lake | Larimer | 3.1 mi | 85 acres |
| Robert Benson Lake | Larimer | 3.4 mi | 50 acres |
| Lake Canal Reservoir Number 1 | Weld | 4.0 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Fossil Creek Reservoir
How Big Is Fossil Creek Reservoir?
Fossil Creek Reservoir covers 669 acres in Larimer County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Larimer County?
Horsetooth Reservoir is the largest lake in Larimer County, at 1,817 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 128076485). Verified October 30, 2026.