Lakes / Colorado / Morgan County / Sunken Lake
Sunken Lake, Colorado
53 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.47 degrees N, 104.11 degrees W - Morgan 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 Sunken Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 46% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 68 miles from Denver, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Reservoir | Morgan | 5.5 mi | 2,434 acres |
| Greasewood Lake | Weld | 5.9 mi | 118 acres |
| Dutch Girl Lake | Weld | 8.5 mi | 37 acres |
| Riverside Reservoir | Weld | 12 mi | 3,633 acres |
| Empire Reservoir | Weld | 14 mi | 2,486 acres |
| Bijou Number 2 Reservoir | Morgan | 14 mi | 414 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sunken Lake
How Big Is Sunken Lake?
Sunken Lake covers 53 acres in Morgan County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Morgan County?
Jackson Reservoir is the largest lake in Morgan County, at 2,434 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 120652322). Verified October 30, 2026.