Lakes / Colorado / Pueblo County / Huerfano Lake
Huerfano Lake, Colorado
255 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.15 degrees N, 104.40 degrees W - Pueblo 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 Huerfano Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 53 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertrees Reservoir | Pueblo | 7.2 mi | 29 acres |
| Nepesta Reservoir Number 5 | Pueblo | 9.0 mi | 150 acres |
| Comanche Reservoir | Pueblo | 10 mi | 45 acres |
| Dotson and Enlargement Reservoir | Pueblo | 11 mi | 130 acres |
| North Mills Clarifying Pond | Pueblo | 13 mi | 29 acres |
| Saint Charles Reservoir Number 2 | Pueblo | 13 mi | 258 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Huerfano Lake
How Big Is Huerfano Lake?
Huerfano Lake covers 255 acres in Pueblo County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Pueblo County?
Pueblo Reservoir is the largest lake in Pueblo County, at 2,326 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 129965686). Verified October 30, 2026.