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John C Temple Reservoir Number 1, Colorado
57 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.43 degrees N, 107.27 degrees W - Routt 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 John C Temple Reservoir Number 1 Stacks Up
- Larger than 49% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 89 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Creek Reservoir | Routt | 4.5 mi | 42 acres |
| Basin Reservoir | Routt | 7.7 mi | 31 acres |
| Elk Head Reservoir | Moffat | 11 mi | 712 acres |
| Lake Windemere | Routt | 16 mi | 37 acres |
| Ralph White Lake | Moffat | 16 mi | 68 acres |
| Vaughan Lake | Rio Blanco | 21 mi | 33 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About John C Temple Reservoir Number 1
How Big Is John C Temple Reservoir Number 1?
John C Temple Reservoir Number 1 covers 57 acres in Routt County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Routt County?
Steamboat Lake is the largest lake in Routt County, at 968 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 90192299). Verified October 30, 2026.