Lakes / Colorado / Mesa County / Vega Reservoir
Vega Reservoir, Colorado
679 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.22 degrees N, 107.80 degrees W - Mesa 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 Vega Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 92% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- The largest lake in Mesa County among those counted.
- About 42 miles from Grand Junction, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labbe Reservoir | Mesa | 7.3 mi | 39 acres |
| Anderson Reservoir | Mesa | 7.4 mi | 38 acres |
| Dawson Reservoir | Mesa | 8.1 mi | 28 acres |
| Monument Reservoir Number 1 | Mesa | 8.5 mi | 33 acres |
| Colby Horse Park Reservoir | Mesa | 9.8 mi | 48 acres |
| Atkinson Reservoir | Mesa | 10 mi | 75 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Vega Reservoir
How Big Is Vega Reservoir?
Vega Reservoir covers 679 acres in Mesa County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mesa County?
Vega Reservoir is the largest lake in Mesa County, at 679 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 70016530). Verified October 30, 2026.