Lakes / Colorado / Eagle County / New York Lake
New York Lake, Colorado
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.49 degrees N, 106.60 degrees W - Eagle 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 New York Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 21% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 24 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic Island Lake | Eagle | 2.9 mi | 25 acres |
| Woods Lake | Eagle | 5.1 mi | 53 acres |
| Sylvan Lake | Eagle | 6.9 mi | 44 acres |
| Tuhare Lakes | Eagle | 7.4 mi | 33 acres |
| Homestake Reservoir | Pitkin | 12 mi | 333 acres |
| Ruedi Reservoir | Pitkin | 13 mi | 1,031 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About New York Lake
How Big Is New York Lake?
New York Lake covers 34 acres in Eagle County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Eagle County?
Spring Park Reservoir is the largest lake in Eagle County, at 82 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 77945655). Verified October 30, 2026.