Largest lakes & reservoirs in Shenandoah Valley Region, VA by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 4 articles we have published for Shenandoah Valley Region, VA lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Virginia > Shenandoah Valley Region, VA > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Shenandoah Valley Region, VA, only the 4 Shenandoah Valley Region, VA lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Moomaw, VA (Shenandoah Valley Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
2,530 ac | Lake Moomaw is located in western Virginia, just north of Covington in the Shenandoah Valley region. It is nearly surrounded by George Washington Nati… |
| Carvins Cove Reservoir, VA (Shenandoah Valley Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
630 ac | Also known as Carvin 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… |
| Spring Hollow Reservoir (Shenandoah Valley Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
158 ac | Spring Hollow Reservoir is a prime example of planned water supply storage in Virginia’s southern Shenandoah Valley region. The 158-acre reservoir was… |
| Douthat Lake (Shenandoah Valley Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
50 ac | 50-acre Douthat Lake (that’s “DOW-thut”) is surrounded by the beautiful Allegheny Mountains in Virginia’s 4,545-acre Douthat State Park. It’s accessib… |