Largest lakes & reservoirs in Denver Area, CO by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 4 articles we have published for Denver Area, CO lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Colorado > Denver Area, CO > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Denver Area, CO, only the 4 Denver Area, CO lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Chatfield Reservoir, CO (Colorado, Denver Area, CO, US West Region, USA) |
1,479 ac | Also known as Chatfield Lake Standing in fields of prairie clover looking at blue herons on beautiful Chatfield Reservoir, it’s hard to imagine that this spot is just outside the… |
| Cherry Creek Reservoir, CO (Colorado, Denver Area, CO, US West Region, USA) |
844 ac | Also known as Cherry Creek Lake Affectionately called “Denver’s Backyard,” Cherry Creek Lake and State Park provide recreation opportunities for families from all over. Located in Au… |
| Aurora Reservoir, CO (Colorado, Denver Area, CO, US West Region, USA) |
820 ac | If you’re looking for a peaceful, activity-oriented Colorado vacation in the Denver Region, you can’t go wrong with Aurora Reservoir. This 820-acre ci… |
| Echo Lake CO (Colorado, Denver Area, CO, US West Region, USA) |
24 ac | Echo Lake is one of the Denver metro area’s most popular Mountain Parks. Located only an hour west of Denver, Echo Lake Park is the only sub-alpine pa… |