| Lake Mooney | |
| Location: | Stafford County, Virginia, United States |
| Coords: | 38.335°N -77.5492°W |
| Type: | Man-made |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Area: | 520acres |
| Cities: | Fredericksburg |
| Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Lake Mooney in Virginia, USA. |
| Date-Flooded: | 2014 |
Lake Mooney formerly Rocky Pen Reservoir, is a 520-acre reservoir in Stafford County, Virginia.[1] The lake has 33 miles of shore line, 40 million gallons of water enter the lake every day from the Rappahannock River. Mooney is the newest lake in Virginia.[2]
The lake was opened in 2014.[3] Lake Mooney Reservoir was named on May 29, 2015. The lake was named for Jason Mooney who was a Stafford sheriff's deputy who died in the line of work in 2007. The lake is primarily used as a long-term water supply reservoir for Stafford County, and is also available for recreation.[2] The lake is stocked with game fish and officially opened for sport fishing in July 2017.[3] [4]
List of lakes in the Washington, D.C. area