Lakes / Colorado / Rio Grande County / Sherman Lake
Sherman Lake, Colorado
61 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.57 degrees N, 106.09 degrees W - Rio Grande 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 Sherman Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 51% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 111 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Lake | Alamosa | 18 mi | 44 acres |
| Terrace Reservoir | Conejos | 18 mi | 140 acres |
| San Luis Lake | Alamosa | 21 mi | 798 acres |
| Head Lake | Alamosa | 21 mi | 212 acres |
| Big Lake | Conejos | 21 mi | 71 acres |
| Mishak Lakes | Saguache | 24 mi | 52 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 136495442). Verified October 30, 2026.