Lakes / Colorado / Las Animas County / Model Reservoir
Model Reservoir, Colorado
662 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.33 degrees N, 104.40 degrees W - Las Animas 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 Model Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 106 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Lake | Las Animas | 4.6 mi | 33 acres |
| Gagliardi Reservoir | Las Animas | 6.8 mi | 25 acres |
| Seven Lakes Reservoir | Las Animas | 8.6 mi | 265 acres |
| Freeburrow Lake | Las Animas | 10.0 mi | 26 acres |
| Gyurman Reservoir | Las Animas | 11 mi | 37 acres |
| Dupont Lake | Las Animas | 14 mi | 63 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Model Reservoir
How Big Is Model Reservoir?
Model Reservoir covers 662 acres in Las Animas County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Las Animas County?
Trinidad Lake is the largest lake in Las Animas County, at 786 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 131291118). Verified October 30, 2026.