Lakes / Colorado / Eagle County / Oxide Tailings Pond
Oxide Tailings Pond, Colorado
42 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.40 degrees N, 106.23 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 Oxide Tailings Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 34% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 35 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Lake | Eagle | 0.8 mi | 77 acres |
| Robinson Tailings Pond | Summit | 1.6 mi | 619 acres |
| Tenmile Tailings Pond | Summit | 1.9 mi | 504 acres |
| Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir | Summit | 3.2 mi | 93 acres |
| Mayflower Tailings Pond | Summit | 3.5 mi | 275 acres |
| Blue Lakes | Summit | 6.7 mi | 46 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Oxide Tailings Pond
How Big Is Oxide Tailings Pond?
Oxide Tailings Pond covers 42 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 77937985). Verified October 30, 2026.