Lakes / Colorado / Ouray County / Lake Otonawanda
Lake Otonawanda, Colorado
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.11 degrees N, 107.78 degrees W - Ouray 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 Otonawanda Stacks Up
- Larger than 6% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 78 miles from Grand Junction, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Reservoir | Montrose | 13 mi | 28 acres |
| Blue Lake | San Miguel | 15 mi | 48 acres |
| Fish Creek Reservoir Number 2 | Gunnison | 16 mi | 29 acres |
| Columbine Lake | San Juan | 17 mi | 26 acres |
| Clear Lake | San Juan | 20 mi | 33 acres |
| Trout Lake | San Miguel | 21 mi | 130 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 70226097). Verified October 30, 2026.