Lakes / Colorado / Otero County / Swink Reservoir Number 1
Swink Reservoir Number 1, Colorado
50 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.99 degrees N, 103.87 degrees W - Otero 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 Swink Reservoir Number 1 Stacks Up
- Larger than 43% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 78 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swink Reservoir Number 2 | Otero | 4.7 mi | 33 acres |
| Prairie Land Reservoir Number 1 | Otero | 6.2 mi | 99 acres |
| Brown Reservoir | Otero | 13 mi | 72 acres |
| Hardesty Reservoir | Pueblo | 13 mi | 43 acres |
| La Pear Pond | Pueblo | 14 mi | 38 acres |
| Holbrook Reservoir | Otero | 15 mi | 550 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{CA0EDB0E-4B9D-4458-BDCE-FFAFF8E76EF5}
CountyOtero
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates37.9874, -103.8686
Questions About Swink Reservoir Number 1
How Big Is Swink Reservoir Number 1?
Swink Reservoir Number 1 covers 50 acres in Otero County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Otero County?
Horse Creek Reservoir is the largest lake in Otero County, at 2,181 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 {CA0EDB0E-4B9D-4458-BDCE-FFAFF8E76EF5}). Verified October 30, 2026.