Largest lakes & reservoirs in Northern Virginia Region by shoreline length
The length of the exterior shoreline around a lake is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. The shoreline length can be considerably shorter or longer when lake water levels are lower or higher than normal. A lake with many coves has a much longer shoreline than a lake of similar surface area that is nearly circular in shape.When known, the shoreline miles that we report in our statistics include only the lake’s exterior shoreline, and exclude the shorelines of islands located within a lake’s boundaries. In lakes with many islands, those islands’ combined shorelines may exceed a lake’s exterior shoreline.
You can find many of the world’s longest-shoreline lakes on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 5 articles we have published for Northern Virginia Region lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Virginia > Northern Virginia Region > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Northern Virginia Region, only the 5 Northern Virginia Region lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Anna, VA (Central Virginia, Northern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
200 mi | Lake Anna, covering 13,000 acres of central Virginia, is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the state. It spans Virginia’s Northern and Central to… |
| Lake Manassas, VA (Northern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
22 mi | 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 Holly, VA (Northern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
1 mi | 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 Car… |