Lakes / Colorado / Pueblo County / Hardesty Reservoir
Hardesty Reservoir, Colorado
43 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.04 degrees N, 104.11 degrees W - Pueblo 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 Hardesty Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 36% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 67 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungerford Lake | Pueblo | 2.9 mi | 110 acres |
| Stauder Reservoir | Pueblo | 5.2 mi | 90 acres |
| Red Top Reservoir | Pueblo | 7.4 mi | 101 acres |
| Dotson and Enlargement Reservoir | Pueblo | 8.1 mi | 130 acres |
| Dry Lake | Pueblo | 8.2 mi | 90 acres |
| Nepesta Reservoir Number 5 | Pueblo | 8.6 mi | 150 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hardesty Reservoir
How Big Is Hardesty Reservoir?
Hardesty Reservoir covers 43 acres in Pueblo County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Pueblo County?
Pueblo Reservoir is the largest lake in Pueblo County, at 2,326 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 131180668). Verified October 30, 2026.