Largest lakes & reservoirs in Southern Virginia by shoreline length
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > South > Virginia > Southern Virginia > - Compared by Longest Shoreline Length in miles.Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 6 articles we have published for Southern Virginia lakes.
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Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Kerr Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, Southern Virginia, USA, Virginia) |
800 mi | Also known as Kerr Reservoir, John H Kerr Reservoir, Buggs Island Lake, Buggs Island Reservoir The 48,900-acre John H. Kerr Reservoir straddles the Virginia-North Carolina border. This impoundment of the Roanoke and Dan Rivers, completed by the… |
| Smith Mountain Lake (Blue Ridge Highlands, Central Virginia, South, Southern Virginia, USA, Virginia) |
580 mi | Also known as Jewel of the Blue Ridge With emerald green shores, sapphire blue skies, topaz blue waters, and soaring surrounding mountains, it’s clear why Smith Mountain Lake is nicknamed… |
| Lake Gaston (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, Southern Virginia, USA, Virginia) |
350 mi | Lake Gaston covers 20,300 acres along 34 miles of Virginia and North Carolina real estate. The lake was created in 1963 by the Virginia Electric and P… |
| Leesville Lake (Central Virginia, South, Southern Virginia, USA, Virginia) |
100 mi | Also known as Leesville Reservoir The 3000+ acre Leesville Lake is another of Virginia’s prolific fishing and outdoor recreation reservoirs. It is part of the Smith Mountain Lake hydro… |
| Philpott Lake (Blue Ridge Highlands, South, Southern Virginia, USA, Virginia) |
100 mi | Also known as Philpott Reservoir Snuggled into the Blue Ridge Mountains, the 2,880-acre Philpott Lake resides in southwestern Virginia’s Franklin, Henry, and Patrick Counties. The irr… |
| Fairy Stone Lake (South, Southern Virginia, USA, Virginia) |
2 mi | Virginia’s Fairy Stone Lake is home to “fairy stones,” unusual staurolite (iron aluminum silicate hydroxide) diamond-shaped crystals. The 168-acre lak… |
