Lakes / Colorado / Routt County / Steamboat Lake
Steamboat Lake, Colorado
968 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.80 degrees N, 106.96 degrees W - Routt 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 Steamboat Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- The largest lake in Routt County among those counted.
- About 104 miles from Boulder, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hahns Peak Lake | Routt | 3.2 mi | 31 acres |
| Pearl Lake | Routt | 4.1 mi | 161 acres |
| Gilpin Lake | Routt | 15 mi | 29 acres |
| Lake Margaret | Routt | 16 mi | 29 acres |
| Luna Lake | Routt | 17 mi | 38 acres |
| Roxy Ann Lake | Jackson | 18 mi | 62 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Steamboat Lake
How Big Is Steamboat Lake?
Steamboat Lake covers 968 acres in Routt County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Routt County?
Steamboat Lake is the largest lake in Routt County, at 968 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 90189961). Verified October 30, 2026.