Lakes / Colorado / Custer County / Lake Isabel
Lake Isabel, Colorado
36 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.98 degrees N, 105.05 degrees W - Custer 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 Lake Isabel Stacks Up
- Larger than 25% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 60 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckwith Reservoir | Pueblo | 11 mi | 66 acres |
| Clark Reservoir Number 1 | Huerfano | 16 mi | 30 acres |
| Clark Reservoir Number 2 | Huerfano | 16 mi | 29 acres |
| Creager Reservoir | Huerfano | 19 mi | 29 acres |
| Orlando Reservoir Number 2 | Huerfano | 20 mi | 184 acres |
| Crane-Holmes Reservoir Number 2 | Huerfano | 24 mi | 64 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Isabel
How Big Is Lake Isabel?
Lake Isabel covers 36 acres in Custer County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Custer County?
Deweese-Dye Reservoir is the largest lake in Custer County, at 319 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 127981739). Verified October 30, 2026.