Lakes / Virginia / New Kent County / Cattail Swamp Pond
Cattail Swamp Pond, Virginia
26.75 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
37.57 degrees N, 77.17 degrees W - New Kent County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Cattail Swamp Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 6% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- About 15 miles from Richmond, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wests Pond | Hanover | 5.4 mi | 56.09 acres |
| Kent Lake | New Kent | 6.0 mi | 136.16 acres |
| Lafferty Pond | King William | 7.6 mi | 36.82 acres |
| Old Forge Pond | New Kent | 11 mi | 81.54 acres |
| Cohoke Millpond | King William | 12 mi | 83.77 acres |
| Shirley Millpond | Charles City | 13 mi | 50.9 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cattail Swamp Pond
How Big Is Cattail Swamp Pond?
Cattail Swamp Pond covers 26.75 acres in New Kent County, Virginia.
What Is the Largest Lake in New Kent County?
Diascund Creek Reservoir is the largest lake in New Kent County, at 1,055.34 acres.
Largest Lakes in Virginia
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John H. Kerr Reservoir | Mecklenburg | 44,895.08 acres | - |
| 2 | Smith Mountain Lake | Franklin | 19,676.26 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Anna | Louisa | 12,672.74 acres | - |
| 4 | Claytor Lake | Pulaski | 4,073.29 acres | - |
| 5 | Lake Drummond | Chesapeake | 3,240.79 acres | - |
All 329 Virginia lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 65106433). Verified October 30, 2026.