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Pawnee Raw Water Reservoir, Colorado
137 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.23 degrees N, 103.68 degrees W - Morgan 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 Pawnee Raw Water Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 73% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 77 miles from Denver, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bijou Number 2 Reservoir | Morgan | 16 mi | 414 acres |
| Rosener Reservoir | Morgan | 16 mi | 36 acres |
| Prewitt Reservoir | Washington | 21 mi | 1,888 acres |
| A-27 Reservoir | Washington | 22 mi | 31 acres |
| Baseline Reservoir | Morgan | 23 mi | 52 acres |
| Moore Reservoir Number 4 | Morgan | 24 mi | 35 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Pawnee Raw Water Reservoir
How Big Is Pawnee Raw Water Reservoir?
Pawnee Raw Water Reservoir covers 137 acres in Morgan County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Morgan County?
Jackson Reservoir is the largest lake in Morgan County, at 2,434 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 126892201). Verified October 30, 2026.