Lakes / Colorado / Mineral County / Goose Lake
Goose Lake, Mineral County, Colorado
32 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.60 degrees N, 106.97 degrees W - Mineral 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 Goose Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 17% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 110 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Humphreys | Mineral | 8.4 mi | 41 acres |
| Meadow Lake Reservoir | Mineral | 8.4 mi | 27 acres |
| Shaw Lake | Mineral | 10.0 mi | 48 acres |
| Big Meadows Reservoir | Mineral | 10 mi | 113 acres |
| Trout Lake | Hinsdale | 11 mi | 25 acres |
| Big Ruby Reservoir | Mineral | 12 mi | 30 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Goose Lake
How Big Is Goose Lake?
Goose Lake covers 32 acres in Mineral County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mineral County?
Santa Maria Reservoir is the largest lake in Mineral County, at 535 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 136353972). Verified October 30, 2026.