Lakes / Colorado / Otero County / Holbrook Reservoir
Holbrook Reservoir, Colorado
550 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.06 degrees N, 103.61 degrees W - Otero 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 Holbrook Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 84 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Lake | Otero | 3.2 mi | 37 acres |
| Cheraw Lake | Otero | 5.6 mi | 342 acres |
| Cheraw Lake | Otero | 6.3 mi | 93 acres |
| Horse Creek and Black Draw Reservoir | Crowley | 10 mi | 43 acres |
| Lake Meredith | Crowley | 10 mi | 5,539 acres |
| Horse Creek Reservoir | Otero | 14 mi | 2,181 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Holbrook Reservoir
How Big Is Holbrook Reservoir?
Holbrook Reservoir covers 550 acres in Otero County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Otero County?
Horse Creek Reservoir is the largest lake in Otero County, at 2,181 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 49033397). Verified October 30, 2026.