Lakes / Colorado / Crowley County / Windmill Lake
Windmill Lake, Colorado
35 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.44 degrees N, 103.80 degrees W - Crowley 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 Windmill Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 23% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 61 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Springs Reservoir Number 2 | Crowley | 5.6 mi | 60 acres |
| Box Springs Reservoir Number 4 | Crowley | 5.8 mi | 34 acres |
| Cudahy Reservoir | Crowley | 9.0 mi | 136 acres |
| Lake Henry | Crowley | 13 mi | 1,196 acres |
| Lolita Reservoir | Crowley | 16 mi | 32 acres |
| Lake Meredith | Crowley | 18 mi | 5,539 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Windmill Lake
How Big Is Windmill Lake?
Windmill Lake covers 35 acres in Crowley County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Crowley County?
Lake Meredith is the largest lake in Crowley County, at 5,539 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 49040195). Verified October 30, 2026.