Lakes / Colorado / Weld County / North Star Reservoir
North Star Reservoir, Colorado
25 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.04 degrees N, 104.89 degrees W - Weld 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 North Star Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 0% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 20 miles from Boulder, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Reservoir | Adams | 4.7 mi | 26 acres |
| Coal Ridge Waste Reservoir | Weld | 5.5 mi | 54 acres |
| Frederick Reservoir | Weld | 6.2 mi | 63 acres |
| Eastlake Reservoir Number Three | Adams | 8.8 mi | 74 acres |
| McKay Lake | Broomfield | 9.0 mi | 65 acres |
| Barr Lake | Adams | 9.6 mi | 1,724 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About North Star Reservoir
How Big Is North Star Reservoir?
North Star Reservoir covers 25 acres in Weld County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Weld County?
Riverside Reservoir is the largest lake in Weld County, at 3,633 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 120653400). Verified October 30, 2026.