
Virginia Lakes by Region
Virginia : Blue Ridge Highlands (6)
Virginia : Central Virginia (10)
- Briery Creek Lake
- Leesville Lake
- Lake Anna
- Sandy River Reservoir
- Lake Chesdin
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Lake Monticello
- Swift Creek Lake
- Lake of the Woods
- Swift Creek Reservoir
Virginia : Heart of Appalachia (1)
Virginia : Northern Virginia (5)
Virginia : Shenandoah Valley (4)
Virginia : Southern Virginia (6)
Virginia : Tidewater & Hampton Roads (3)
Virginia Lakes and Reservoirs
Virginia Lakes A-Z
- Briery Creek Lake
- Lake Anna
- Mountain Lake
- Carvins Cove Reservoir
- Lake Chesdin
- Occoquan Reservoir
- Chickahominy Lake
- Lake Gaston
- Philpott Lake
- Claytor Lake
- Lake Holly
- Sandy River Reservoir
- Douthat Lake
- Lake Manassas
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Fairy Stone Lake
- Lake Monticello
- South Holston Lake
- Germantown Lake
- Lake Moomaw
- Spring Hollow Reservoir
- Hungry Mother Lake
- Lake of the Woods
- Swift Creek Lake
- John W. Flannagan Reservoir
- Leesville Lake
- Swift Creek Reservoir
- Kerr Lake
- Little Creek Reservoir
- Western Branch Lake
Lakes in VA
Lake Name | Lake Summary |
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Briery Creek Lake |
Also known as: Briery Creek Reservoir With his tackle checked and ready and a thermos of coffee to fortify him against the early spring chill, the fisherman climbs into his boat in the pre-dawn ... |
Carvins Cove Reservoir |
![]() Nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains, Carvins Cove Reservoir is a precious natural treasure for the State of Virginia. The reservoir never ceases to ... |
Chickahominy Lake |
Also known as: Chickahominy Reservoir A slick brown otter dodges playfully in amongst the clumps of wetland grasses and trees that anchor the Chickahominy River. Gradually, the forest thins ... |
Claytor Lake |
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Douthat Lake |
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Fairy Stone Lake |
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Germantown Lake |
![]() He watches his little boy struggle to carry both the fishing rod and tackle box. He could carry it for him, but the boy insisted he could do it himself. ... |
Hungry Mother Lake |
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John W. Flannagan Reservoir |
![]() The John W. Flannagan Reservoir is a 1,145-acre lake located in Dickenson County in the southwest Heart of Appalachia region of Virginia. Named in honor ... |
Kerr Lake |
![]() 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 ... |
Lake Anna |
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Lake Chesdin |
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Lake Gaston |
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Lake Holly |
Also known as: Pitts Pond Although Lake Holly is a small lake consisting of only 20 acres, it provides excellent water skiing in scenic Sparta, Virginia which is located in Caroline ... |
Lake Manassas | Lake Manassas is nestled in the beautiful rolling hills of Prince William County in Northern Virginia. Created in 1969 by the impoundment of Broad Run ... |
Lake Monticello |
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Lake Moomaw |
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Lake of the Woods |
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Leesville Lake |
![]() The 3000+ acre Leesville Lake is another of Virginia's prolific fishing and outdoor recreation reservoirs. It is part of the Smith Mountain Lake hydropower ... |
Little Creek Reservoir | Nestled in the center of the James City County Parks and Recreation system is the 996-acre Little Creek Reservoir. With 40 miles of shoreline and an average ... |
Mountain Lake |
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Occoquan Reservoir |
![]() In the dialect of the Native American Dogue tribe, "occoquan" means "at the end of the water." The Dogue tribe occupied Northern Virginia up until the ... |
Philpott Lake |
![]() Snuggled into the Blue Ridge Mountains, the 2,880-acre Philpott Lake resides in southwestern Virginia's Franklin, Henry, and Patrick Counties. The irregular-shaped ... |
Sandy River Reservoir | A kayaker slips into a secluded cove and ducks under the rock overhang. On the main body of the lake, a fishing boat carrying a family passes by, the ... |
Smith Mountain Lake |
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South Holston Lake |
![]() An impoundment of the South Fork Holston River, South Holston Lake is an exceptional place to fish and boat. Straddling the Virginia and Tennessee state ... |
Spring Hollow Reservoir | Spring Hollow Reservoir is a prime example of planned water supply storage in Virginia's southern Shenandoah Valley region. The 158-acre reservoir was ... |
Swift Creek Lake |
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Swift Creek Reservoir |
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Western Branch Lake |
Also known as: Western Branch Reservoir Western Branch Lake, near Suffolk, Virginia, is one of five water supply reservoirs owned by the City of Norfolk that allows fishing. At 1,265 acres, ... |