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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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List Of Largest Reservoirs Of Colorado
This is a list of the largest reservoirs in the state of Colorado. All thirty-nine reservoirs that contain greater than 40,000 acre-feet (49 million cubic meters) are included in the list. Most of the larger reservoirs in the state are owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and, to a lesser extent, the Corps of Engineers. Additionally, a number of these reservoirs are owned by private companies for flood control and irrigation purposes. The largest reservoir entirely contained in Colorado is Blue Mesa Reservoir, with a capacity of 829,500 acre⋅ft (1.0 billion m). The total storage of the reservoirs on this list is 3,804,458 acre⋅ft (4.7 billion m), although not all is allocated for use by Colorado.

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‡ denotes that reservoir is offstream and fed by canals

List

Rank Name County(s) Coordinates Volume (acre-feet) Volume (km) Elevation Inflow Dam(s) Image
1 Navajo Reservoir Archuleta, Rio Arriba†, San Juan† 36°49′12″N 107°36′12″W / 36.82000°N 107.60333°W / 36.82000; -107.60333 1,708,600 2.1075 6,089 San Juan Navajo Dam
2 Blue Mesa Reservoir Gunnison 38°28′31″N 107°17′16″W / 38.47528°N 107.28778°W / 38.47528; -107.28778 829,500 1.2032 7,519 Gunnison River Blue Mesa Dam
3 John Martin Reservoir Bent 38°03′59″N 102°57′16″W / 38.06639°N 102.95444°W / 38.06639; -102.95444 603,500 0.7444 3,870 Arkansas River John Martin Dam
4 Lake Granby Grand 40°08′32″N 105°50′54″W / 40.14222°N 105.84833°W / 40.14222; -105.84833 539,758 0.6658 8,280 Colorado River Granby Dam
5 McPhee Reservoir Montezuma 37°34′26″N 108°33′29″W / 37.57389°N 108.55806°W / 37.57389; -108.55806 381,100 0.4701 6,929 Dolores River McPhee Dam
6 Pueblo Reservoir Pueblo 38°15′59″N 104°44′17″W / 38.26639°N 104.73806°W / 38.26639; -104.73806 349,940 0.4317 4,899 Arkansas River Pueblo Dam
7 Dillon Reservoir Summit 39°37′04″N 106°03′20″W / 39.61778°N 106.05556°W / 39.61778; -106.05556 257,304 0.3174 9,022 Blue River Dillon Dam
8 Bonny Reservoir (Drained, 2011) Yuma 39°37′16″N 102°10′53″W / 39.62111°N 102.18139°W / 39.62111; -102.18139 165,238 0.2038 3,710 South Fork Republican River Bonny Dam
9 Horsetooth Reservoir Larimer 40°31′45″N 105°08′51″W / 40.52917°N 105.14750°W / 40.52917; -105.14750 156,735 0.1933 5,430 Colorado River via Colorado-Big Thompson Project‡ Dixon Canyon, Spring Canyon, Soldier Canyon, Horsetooth
10 Green Mountain Reservoir Summit 39°52′44″N 106°18′20″W / 39.87889°N 106.30556°W / 39.87889; -106.30556 153,639 0.1895 7,950 Blue River Green Mountain Dam
11 Twin Lakes Reservoir Lake 39°04′51″N 106°19′15″W / 39.08083°N 106.32083°W / 39.08083; -106.32083 141,000 0.1739 9,200 Lake Creek Twin Lakes Dam
12 Sanchez Reservoir Costilla 37°06′32″N 105°24′50″W / 37.10889°N 105.41389°W / 37.10889; -105.41389 137,850 0.1271 8,261 Ventero Creek Sanchez Dam
13 Turquoise Lake Lake 39°15′39″N 106°21′59″W / 39.26083°N 106.36639°W / 39.26083; -106.36639 129,398 0.1956 9,869 Boustead Tunnel‡ Sugar Loaf Dam
14 Vallecito Reservoir La Plata 37°22′59″N 107°33′47″W / 37.38306°N 107.56306°W / 37.38306; -107.56306 125,400 0.1547 7,671 Los Pinos River Vallecito Dam
15 Morrow Point Reservoir Gunnison, Montrose 38°26′46″N 107°31′19″W / 38.44611°N 107.52194°W / 38.44611; -107.52194 117,025 0.1443 7,160 Gunnison River Morrow Point Dam
16 Carter Lake Reservoir Larimer 40°19′56″N 105°13′07″W / 40.33222°N 105.21861°W / 40.33222; -105.21861 112,230 0.1384 5,759 Colorado River via Colorado-Big Thompson Project‡ Carter Lake Dam
17 Taylor Park Reservoir Gunnison 38°49′36″N 106°35′38″W / 38.82667°N 106.59389°W / 38.82667; -106.59389 106,210 0.1310 9,337 Taylor River Taylor Park Dam
18 Ruedi Reservoir Pitkin, Eagle 39°21′53″N 106°48′54″W / 39.36472°N 106.81500°W / 39.36472; -106.81500 102,373 0.1263 7,766 Fryingpan River Ruedi Dam
19 Nee Gronda Reservoir Kiowa 38°18′13″N 102°45′24″W / 38.30361°N 102.75667°W / 38.30361; -102.75667 98,660 0.1217 3,878 Arkansas River via inlet canal‡ natural depression
20 Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir Park 38°54′50″N 105°29′50″W / 38.91389°N 105.49722°W / 38.91389; -105.49722 97,780 0.1209 8,566 South Platte River Elevenmile Canyon Dam
21 Williams Fork Reservoir Grand 40°01′33″N 106°12′50″W / 40.02583°N 106.21389°W / 40.02583; -106.21389 96,822 0.1194 7,808 Williams Fork Williams Fork Dam
22 Cherry Creek Reservoir Arapahoe 39°38′35″N 104°51′27″W / 39.64306°N 104.85750°W / 39.64306; -104.85750 95,960 0.1184 5,551 Cherry Creek Cherry Creek Dam
23 Nee Noshe Reservoir Kiowa 38°20′26″N 102°41′39″W / 38.34056°N 102.69417°W / 38.34056; -102.69417 94,850 0.1170 3,924 Arkansas River via inlet canal‡ Nee Noshe Dam
24 Ridgway Reservoir Ouray 38°13′48″N 107°45′13″W / 38.23000°N 107.75361°W / 38.23000; -107.75361 84,230 0.1024 6,699 Uncompahgre River Ridgway Dam
25 Cheesman Lake Douglas, Jefferson 39°12′31″N 105°16′36″W / 39.20861°N 105.27667°W / 39.20861; -105.27667 79,060 0.0975 6,847 South Platte River Cheesman Dam
26 North Sterling Reservoir Logan 40°46′36″N 103°16′50″W / 40.77667°N 103.28056°W / 40.77667; -103.28056 74,590 0.0920 4,071 South Platte River via inlet canal‡ North Sterling Dam
27 Adobe Creek Reservoir Bent, Kiowa 38°16′20″N 103°14′46″W / 38.27222°N 103.24611°W / 38.27222; -103.24611 70,000 0.0863 4,131 Adobe Creek via inlet canal‡
28 Wolford Mountain Reservoir Grand 40°07′45″N 106°24′41″W / 40.12917°N 106.41139°W / 40.12917; -106.41139 65,985 0.0814 7,405 Muddy Creek (Colorado) Wolford Mountain Dam
29 Riverside Reservoir Weld 40°20′15″N 104°15′33″W / 40.33750°N 104.25917°W / 40.33750; -104.25917 65,008 0.0802 4,511 South Platte River via inlet canal
30 Platoro Reservoir Conejos 37°20′32″N 106°33′23″W / 37.34222°N 106.55639°W / 37.34222; -106.55639 59,570 0.0735 9,977 Conejos River Platoro Dam
31 Spinney Mountain Reservoir Park 38°58′33″N 105°37′55″W / 38.97583°N 105.63194°W / 38.97583; -105.63194 53,873 0.0665 8,691 South Platte River
32 Rio Grande Reservoir Hinsdale 37°43′10″N 107°16′50″W / 37.71944°N 107.28056°W / 37.71944; -107.28056 51,110 0.0630 9,400 Rio Grande Rio Grande Dam
33 Boyd Lake Larimer 40°25′39″N 105°01′55″W / 40.42750°N 105.03194°W / 40.42750; -105.03194 49,048 0.0605 4,961 Big Thompson River via inlet canal Boyd Lake Dam
34 Two Buttes Reservoir Baca, Prowers 37°38′07″N 102°33′03″W / 37.63528°N 102.55083°W / 37.63528; -102.55083 48,720 0.0601 4,232 Two Buttes Creek Two Buttes Dam
35 Santa Maria Reservoir Mineral 37°48′06″N 107°05′35″W / 37.80167°N 107.09306°W / 37.80167; -107.09306 43,500 0.0537 9,488 North Clear Creek via inlet canal none
36 Homestake Reservoir Pitkin County, Colorado, Eagle 39°21′43″N 106°27′59″W / 39.36194°N 106.46639°W / 39.36194; -106.46639 42,822 0.0528 10,266 Homestake Creek Homestake Project Dam
37 Gross Reservoir Boulder 39°57′00″N 105°21′38″W / 39.95000°N 105.36056°W / 39.95000; -105.36056 41,920 0.0517 7,290 South Boulder Creek Gross Dam
38 Rampart Reservoir El Paso 38°58′51″N 104°58′12″W / 38.98083°N 104.97000°W / 38.98083; -104.97000 41,000 0.0510 8,006 West Monument Creek Rampart Dam
39 Lemon Reservoir La Plata 37°23′43″N 107°39′43″W / 37.39528°N 107.66194°W / 37.39528; -107.66194 39,792 0.0491 8,130 Florida River Lemon Dam

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