List of lakes of Virginia explained

This is a list of lakes in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Virginia has two natural lakes, and several man-made lakes and reservoirs.^[1] Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.

Natural lakes

Other lakes and reservoirs

Abel Reservoir
Lake Accotink
Amelia Lake
Lake Anna
Lake Barcroft
Beaver Creek Reservoir
Beaverdam Creek Reservoir
Beaverdam Swamp Reservoir
Briery Creek Lake
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Lake (officially John H. Kerr Reservoir))
Burke Lake
Burnt Mills Reservoir
Lake Chesdin
Claytor Lake
Lake Conner
Curtis Lake^[2]
Diascund Reservoir
Emporia Reservoir
Lake Fairfax
Fairy Stone Lake
Flannagan Reservoir
Lake Frederick
Lake Gaston (Also extends into North Carolina).
Gatewood Reservoir
Germantown Lake
Lake Gordon (Virginia)
Great Creek Watershed Lake
Harwoods Mill Reservoir
Holiday Lake
Hungry Mother Lake
Lake Kilby
Loch Lothian
Keokee Lake
Laurel Bed Lake
Lee Hall Reservoir (Newport News City Reservoir)
Leesville Reservoir
Lake Manassas
The Mariners' Lake
Martinsville Reservoir
Lake Meade (Virginia)
Lake Mercer^[3]
Mill Creek Lake
Lake Monocan
Lake Moomaw
Motts Run Reservoir
Lake Nelson
Ni Reservoir
North Fork Pound Reservoir (Pound Lake)
Nottoway Lake
Occoquan Reservoir
Lake Orange
Pelham Reservoir
Philpott Reservoir
Lake Prince
Rivanna Reservoir
Sandy Bottom Park Pond
Sandy River Reservoir
Skidmore Reservoir
Lake Smith
Smith Mountain Lake
South Holston Lake
Swift Creek Lake
Waller Mill Reservoir
Western Branch Reservoir
Lake Whitehurst
Lake Jackson
Lake of the Woods, Virginia
Lake Accotink

References

Notes and References

News: Lake Drummond's Name and Origin Still a Mystery to Some . Scott . Harper . The Virginian-Pilot Daily Press . April 8, 2009 . May 27, 2021.
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/waterbodies/display.asp?id=40 Curtis Lake
Web site: Parks with Small Lakes Park Authority . 2024-01-19 . www.fairfaxcounty.gov.