Lakes / Colorado / Lake County / Mount Elbert Forebay
Mount Elbert Forebay, Colorado
250 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.11 degrees N, 106.36 degrees W - Lake 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 Mount Elbert Forebay Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 25 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes | Lake | 1.9 mi | 2,064 acres |
| Clear Creek Reservoir | Chaffee | 8.1 mi | 388 acres |
| Turquoise Lake | Lake | 11 mi | 1,748 acres |
| Ivanhoe Lake | Pitkin | 14 mi | 72 acres |
| Grizzly Reservoir | Pitkin | 14 mi | 31 acres |
| Timberline Lake | Lake | 15 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Mount Elbert Forebay
How Big Is Mount Elbert Forebay?
Mount Elbert Forebay covers 250 acres in Lake County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lake County?
Twin Lakes is the largest lake in Lake County, at 2,064 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 133049441). Verified October 30, 2026.