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Wilson Reservoir, Moffat County, Colorado
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.31 degrees N, 107.77 degrees W - Moffat 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 Wilson Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 2% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 92 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| D D and E Wise Reservoir | Rio Blanco | 10 mi | 50 acres |
| Dry Lake Reservoir | Moffat | 20 mi | 59 acres |
| Basin Reservoir | Routt | 22 mi | 31 acres |
| Big Beaver Reservoir | Rio Blanco | 24 mi | 205 acres |
| Ralph White Lake | Moffat | 26 mi | 68 acres |
| John C Temple Reservoir Number 1 | Routt | 27 mi | 57 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Wilson Reservoir
How Big Is Wilson Reservoir?
Wilson Reservoir covers 26 acres in Moffat County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Moffat County?
Elk Head Reservoir is the largest lake in Moffat County, at 712 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 83340043). Verified October 30, 2026.