Lakes / Colorado / Larimer County / Hiawatha Lake
Hiawatha Lake, Colorado
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.80 degrees N, 105.60 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 Hiawatha Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 11% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 57 miles from Boulder, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowdy Lake | Larimer | 2.0 mi | 104 acres |
| Parvin Lake | Larimer | 2.4 mi | 67 acres |
| Panhandle Reservoir | Larimer | 4.5 mi | 49 acres |
| Eaton Reservoir | Larimer | 11 mi | 104 acres |
| Halligan Reservoir | Larimer | 14 mi | 256 acres |
| Comanche Reservoir | Larimer | 15 mi | 112 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hiawatha Lake
How Big Is Hiawatha Lake?
Hiawatha Lake covers 29 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 128075342). Verified October 30, 2026.