Lakes / Colorado / Summit County / Lower Cataract Lake
Lower Cataract Lake, Colorado
47 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.83 degrees N, 106.32 degrees W - Summit 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 Lower Cataract Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 40% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 52 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Cataract Lake | Summit | 3.0 mi | 40 acres |
| Green Mountain Reservoir | Summit | 3.3 mi | 2,044 acres |
| Black Lake | Summit | 3.9 mi | 89 acres |
| Bubble Lake | Summit | 5.7 mi | 27 acres |
| Upper Slate Lake | Summit | 7.1 mi | 27 acres |
| Piney Lake | Eagle | 8.7 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lower Cataract Lake
How Big Is Lower Cataract Lake?
Lower Cataract Lake covers 47 acres in Summit County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Summit County?
Dillon Reservoir is the largest lake in Summit County, at 3,219 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 79941860). Verified October 30, 2026.