Lakes / Colorado / Las Animas County / Hermosa Valley Reservoir
Hermosa Valley Reservoir, Colorado
62 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.11 degrees N, 104.26 degrees W - Las Animas 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 Hermosa Valley Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 52% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 123 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gagliardi Reservoir | Las Animas | 12 mi | 25 acres |
| Johns Lake | Las Animas | 14 mi | 33 acres |
| Model Reservoir | Las Animas | 17 mi | 662 acres |
| Trinidad Lake | Las Animas | 17 mi | 786 acres |
| Gyurman Reservoir | Las Animas | 21 mi | 37 acres |
| Seven Lakes Reservoir | Las Animas | 23 mi | 265 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hermosa Valley Reservoir
How Big Is Hermosa Valley Reservoir?
Hermosa Valley Reservoir covers 62 acres in Las Animas County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Las Animas County?
Trinidad Lake is the largest lake in Las Animas County, at 786 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 131296022). Verified October 30, 2026.