Lakes / Colorado / Kiowa County / Salt Lake
Salt Lake, Colorado
204 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.46 degrees N, 102.99 degrees W - Kiowa 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 Salt Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 81% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 102 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lake | Kiowa | 5.7 mi | 117 acres |
| Red Lake | Kiowa | 6.2 mi | 162 acres |
| Swede Lake | Kiowa | 11 mi | 124 acres |
| Potters Lake | Kiowa | 12 mi | 43 acres |
| Long Lake | Kiowa | 12 mi | 139 acres |
| Long Lake | Kiowa | 12 mi | 95 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Salt Lake
How Big Is Salt Lake?
Salt Lake covers 204 acres in Kiowa County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kiowa County?
Neenoshe Reservoir is the largest lake in Kiowa County, at 3,167 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 72575517). Verified October 30, 2026.