This is a list of the largest reservoirs in the state of Colorado. All forty reservoirs that contain greater than 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 . The total storage of the reservoirs on this list is , although not all is allocated for use by Colorado.

Reservoirs

Key denotes reservoir not entirely in Colorado denotes that reservoir is offstream and fed by canals

List

RankNameCounty/countiesCoordinatesVolume(acre-feet)Volume(km3)ElevationInflowDam(s)Image1Navajo ReservoirArchuleta, Rio Arriba, San Juan1,708,6002.10756,089San JuanNavajo Dam2Blue Mesa ReservoirGunnison829,5001.20327,519Gunnison RiverBlue Mesa Dam3John Martin ReservoirBent603,5000.74443,870Arkansas RiverJohn Martin Dam4Lake GranbyGrand539,7580.66588,280Colorado RiverGranby Dam5McPhee ReservoirMontezuma381,1000.47016,929Dolores RiverMcPhee Dam6Pueblo ReservoirPueblo349,9400.43174,899Arkansas RiverPueblo Dam7Dillon ReservoirSummit257,3040.31749,022Blue RiverDillon Dam8Bonny Reservoir (Drained, 2011)Yuma165,2380.20383,710South Fork Republican RiverBonny Dam9Horsetooth ReservoirLarimer156,7350.19335,430Colorado Rivervia Colorado-Big Thompson ProjectDixon Canyon, Spring Canyon, Soldier Canyon, Horsetooth10Green Mountain ReservoirSummit153,6390.18957,950Blue RiverGreen Mountain Dam11Twin Lakes ReservoirLake141,0000.17399,200Lake CreekTwin Lakes Dam12Sanchez ReservoirCostilla137,8500.12718,261Ventero CreekSanchez Dam13Turquoise LakeLake129,3980.19569,869Boustead Tunnel Sugar Loaf Dam14Vallecito ReservoirLa Plata125,4000.15477,671Los Pinos RiverVallecito Dam15Lake NighthorseLa Plata37°22′59″N, 107°33′47″W123,5410.15236,882Animas RiverRidges Basin Dam16Morrow Point ReservoirGunnison, Montrose117,0250.14437,160Gunnison RiverMorrow Point Dam17Carter Lake ReservoirLarimer112,2300.13845,759Colorado Rivervia Colorado-Big Thompson ProjectCarter Lake Dam18Taylor Park ReservoirGunnison106,2100.13109,337Taylor RiverTaylor Park Dam19Ruedi ReservoirPitkin, Eagle102,3730.12637,766Fryingpan RiverRuedi Dam20Nee Gronda ReservoirKiowa98,6600.12173,878Arkansas River via inlet canalnatural depression21Elevenmile Canyon ReservoirPark97,7800.12098,566South Platte RiverElevenmile Canyon Dam22Williams Fork ReservoirGrand96,8220.11947,808Williams ForkWilliams Fork Dam23Cherry Creek ReservoirArapahoe95,9600.11845,551Cherry CreekCherry Creek Dam24Nee Noshe ReservoirKiowa94,8500.11703,924Arkansas River via inlet canalNee Noshe Dam25Ridgway ReservoirOuray84,2300.10246,699Uncompahgre RiverRidgway Dam26Cheesman LakeDouglas, Jefferson79,0600.09756,847South Platte RiverCheesman Dam27North Sterling ReservoirLogan74,5900.09204,071South Platte River via inlet canalNorth Sterling Dam28Adobe Creek ReservoirBent, Kiowa70,0000.08634,131Adobe Creek via inlet canal29Wolford Mountain ReservoirGrand65,9850.08147,405Muddy Creek (Colorado)Wolford Mountain Dam30Riverside ReservoirWeld65,0080.08024,511South Platte River via inlet canal31Platoro ReservoirConejos59,5700.07359,977Conejos RiverPlatoro Dam32Spinney Mountain ReservoirPark53,8730.06658,691South Platte River33Rio Grande ReservoirHinsdale51,1100.06309,400Rio GrandeRio Grande Dam34Boyd LakeLarimer49,0480.06054,961Big Thompson River via inlet canalBoyd Lake Dam35Two Buttes ReservoirBaca, Prowers48,7200.06014,232Two Buttes CreekTwo Buttes Dam36Santa Maria ReservoirMineral43,5000.05379,488North Clear Creek via inlet canalnone37Homestake ReservoirPitkin, Eagle42,8220.052810,266Middle Fork Homestake CreekHomestake Project Dam38Gross ReservoirBoulder41,9200.05177,290South Boulder CreekGross Dam39Rampart ReservoirEl Paso41,0000.05108,006West Monument CreekRampart Dam40Lemon ReservoirLa Plata39,7920.04918,130Florida RiverLemon Dam

See also

List of dams and reservoirs in Colorado List of largest reservoirs in the United States List of rivers of Colorado Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles List of Colorado-related lists Outline of Colorado

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