Largest lakes & reservoirs in Front Range Region, CO by water volume
The estimated volume of water that a lake contains is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. By this measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Siberia’s Lake Baikal.Water Volume can be measured in acre-feet, in cubic miles, or in cubic kilometers. One acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover one acre (43,560 square feet) to a depth of one foot. One cubic mile equals 3,379,200 acre-feet. One cubic kilometer equals 810,713 acre-feet. 1 acre-foot is equal to 325,851 US gallons. Siberia’s Lake Baikal contains about 6,276,367,740,000,000 gallons of freshwater – nearly 1 million gallons for every living person on earth.
The other – and more widely used – measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s surface acreage. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is North America’s Lake Superior.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
You can find many of the the world’s largest lakes (by water volume) on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, the water volume data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 13 articles we have published for Front Range Region, CO lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Colorado > Front Range Region, CO > Compared by water volume. This list does not represent all lakes in Front Range Region, CO, only the 13 Front Range Region, CO lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Granby, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
539,758 ac-ft | (Also known as Granby Lake) Nestled in the shadows of the majestic Rocky Mountains near the headwaters of the Colorado River, Lake Granby is a great place for a mountain getaway.… |
| Horsetooth Reservoir, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
168,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Horsetooth Lake) On the high, arid ridges and plains of Colorado’s Front Range, Horsetooth Reservoir delights the visitor and refreshes the senses. Developed as a stor… |
| Carter Lake CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
112,230 ac-ft | (Also known as Carter Lake Reservoir, Carter Reservoir) Carter Lake is a major source of fun for residents and visitors to the Loveland area of Colorado’s Front Range. The reservoir is one of two main stora… |
| Grand Lake, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
68,600 ac-ft | Nestled in the Rocky Mountains and filled with water from melting snow, Grand Lake is the headwaters of the Colorado River and one of the state’s trea… |
| Boyd Lake, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
49,048 ac-ft | Boyd Lake is a modern recreational playground covering over 1,700 acres in Larimer County. Located in the northeastern section of the City of Loveland… |
| Standley Lake, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
43,000 ac-ft | A welcoming oasis on Colorado’s dry Front Range region, Standley Lake draws residents and visitors alike to its shores. Unsung sentinel to the north D… |
| Shadow Mountain Lake, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
18,369 ac-ft | Set against the backdrop of the majestic Rocky Mountains in Colorado’s Front Range region, Shadow Mountain Lake is a picture-postcard Colorado getaway… |