Lakes / Colorado / Douglas County / Platte Canyon Reservoir
Platte Canyon Reservoir, Colorado
53 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.49 degrees N, 105.09 degrees W - Douglas 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 Platte Canyon Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 46% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 18 miles from Denver, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora-Rampart Reservoir | Douglas | 3.0 mi | 67 acres |
| Chatfield Lake | Jefferson | 4.0 mi | 1,389 acres |
| Strontia Springs Reservoir | Jefferson | 5.1 mi | 81 acres |
| South Platte Reservoir | Arapahoe | 6.0 mi | 149 acres |
| Eaglewatch Lake | Arapahoe | 6.3 mi | 46 acres |
| McLellan Reservoir | Arapahoe | 6.6 mi | 191 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Platte Canyon Reservoir
How Big Is Platte Canyon Reservoir?
Platte Canyon Reservoir covers 53 acres in Douglas County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Douglas County?
Rueter-Hess Reservoir is the largest lake in Douglas County, at 216 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 117819363). Verified October 30, 2026.