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Horse Creek and Black Draw Reservoir, Colorado
43 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.21 degrees N, 103.57 degrees W - Crowley 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 Horse Creek and Black Draw Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 35% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 80 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lolita Reservoir | Crowley | 5.4 mi | 32 acres |
| Lake Meredith | Crowley | 7.3 mi | 5,539 acres |
| Cheraw Lake | Otero | 8.0 mi | 342 acres |
| Cheraw Lake | Otero | 8.1 mi | 93 acres |
| Lake Henry | Crowley | 8.6 mi | 1,196 acres |
| Taylor Lake | Otero | 8.9 mi | 37 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{766AD9F6-8C3A-479B-B734-701BBFCBB1AE}
CountyCrowley
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates38.2059, -103.5698
Questions About Horse Creek and Black Draw Reservoir
How Big Is Horse Creek and Black Draw Reservoir?
Horse Creek and Black Draw Reservoir covers 43 acres in Crowley County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Crowley County?
Lake Meredith is the largest lake in Crowley County, at 5,539 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 {766AD9F6-8C3A-479B-B734-701BBFCBB1AE}). Verified October 30, 2026.