Lakes / Colorado / Conejos County / La Jara Reservoir
La Jara Reservoir, Colorado
721 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.27 degrees N, 106.35 degrees W - Conejos 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 La Jara Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 92% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- The largest lake in Conejos County among those counted.
- About 135 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empedrado Lake | Conejos | 3.9 mi | 36 acres |
| Lost Lake | Conejos | 4.5 mi | 26 acres |
| Beaver Lake | Conejos | 5.1 mi | 26 acres |
| Big Lake | Conejos | 6.7 mi | 71 acres |
| Terrace Reservoir | Conejos | 7.4 mi | 140 acres |
| Victoria Lake | Conejos | 12 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About La Jara Reservoir
How Big Is La Jara Reservoir?
La Jara Reservoir covers 721 acres in Conejos County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Conejos County?
La Jara Reservoir is the largest lake in Conejos County, at 721 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 136497334). Verified October 30, 2026.