Lakes / Colorado / Rio Blanco County / Heart Lake
Heart Lake, Colorado
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.11 degrees N, 107.04 degrees W - Rio Blanco 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 Heart Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 9% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 65 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Basin Reservoir | Rio Blanco | 3.5 mi | 83 acres |
| Yamcolo Reservoir | Garfield | 3.9 mi | 184 acres |
| Gardner Park Reservoir | Routt | 4.4 mi | 50 acres |
| Crosho Lake | Rio Blanco | 4.5 mi | 53 acres |
| Upper Stillwater Reservoir | Garfield | 4.9 mi | 56 acres |
| Sheriff Reservoir | Rio Blanco | 5.5 mi | 36 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Heart Lake
How Big Is Heart Lake?
Heart Lake covers 28 acres in Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Rio Blanco County?
Big Beaver Reservoir is the largest lake in Rio Blanco County, at 205 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 90202987). Verified October 30, 2026.