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Forty Acre Lake

Status:  Log in or Register... 03.01.17
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Lakes & Rivers Nearby:
Neversweat Reservoir  |  Bonham Reservoir  |  Cottonwood Lake #4 (Grand Mesa)  |  Big Creek Reservoir #1 [Grand Mesa]  |  Atkinson Reservoir  |  Youngs Creek Reservoir  |  Eggleston Lake  |  Vela Reservoir  |  Trickle Park Reservoir  |  Cottonwood Lake #1 (Grand Mesa)  |  Baron Lake  |  Hotel Twin Lake  |  Alexander Lake  |  Cedar Mesa Reservoir  |  Ward Lake  |  Cobbett (Carp) Lake  |  Weir & Johnson Reservoir  |  Deep Slough Reservoir  |  Island Lake (Grand Mesa)  |  Little Gem Reservoir  |  Ward Creek Reservoir  |  Rim Rock Lake (Reservoir)  |  Water Dog Reservoir  |  Mesa Lake  |  Beaver Lake  |  Jumbo Reservoir (Grand Mesa)  |  Sunset Lake  |  Glacier Springs Retention Pond (Grand Mesa)  |  South Mesa Lake  |  Lost Lake (Grand Mesa, Mesa Creek)
Forty Acre Lake
Managing Agency: Surface Acres: Capacity AF: Elev:
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The Bureau of Reclamation manages a number of lakes on the Grand Mesa which supply water to hydroelectric plants near Molina, CO. While water levels may vary somewhat, most of the lakes in the Cottonwood group of lakes provide good habitat for trout.

One of 10 or so lakes in the Cottonwood grouping is Forty Acre Lake. Referred to by some locals as "Big Creek Reservoir #4, Forty Acre Lak... Log in for additional details...

Getting there:

From Collbran, travel south on Forest Service Road 121 for 12 miles to the intersection with Forest Road #257. This junction is near the south end of Bonham Reservoir. Turn right onto 257 and proceed west 1.6 miles. Turn left onto the 4WD road which may be labelled as FS 256 or 257.1B. The road entrance is not easy to see from the main road so look closely when odometer reaches 1.4 miles. Travel 0.8 miles past Silver Lake to Forty Acre Lake. The road to to the lake is rutted, rough and frequently muddy. One can also park on FS 257 and walk the road or bushwhack to the lake. From Cedaredge or Mesa, travel on Highway 65 to FS121. Turn east and carefully follow FS 121 until the junction with FS 257. Turn left and follow instructions above to the lake. NOTE: a map is very useful if following this route to the lake.

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Forty Acre Lake Stocking 2018 to 2020
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