Lakes / Colorado / San Juan County / Silver Lake
Silver Lake, San Juan County, Colorado
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.79 degrees N, 107.61 degrees W - San Juan 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 Silver Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 3% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 102 miles from Grand Junction, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Mary Lakes | San Juan | 2.6 mi | 43 acres |
| Balsam Lake | San Juan | 8.1 mi | 30 acres |
| Columbine Lake | San Juan | 10 mi | 26 acres |
| Clear Lake | San Juan | 10 mi | 33 acres |
| Blue Lake | San Miguel | 11 mi | 48 acres |
| Lake Hope | San Juan | 13 mi | 35 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Silver Lake
How Big Is Silver Lake?
Silver Lake covers 26 acres in San Juan County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Juan County?
Highland Mary Lakes is the largest lake in San Juan County, at 43 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 82626830). Verified October 30, 2026.