Lakes / Virginia / Augusta County / Elkhorn Lake
Elkhorn Lake, Augusta County, Virginia
50.66 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
38.33 degrees N, 79.23 degrees W - Augusta 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 Elkhorn Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 47% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- About 46 miles from Charlottesville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skidmore Fork Lake | Rockingham | 17 mi | 99.54 acres |
| Lake Shenandoah | Rockingham | 22 mi | 36.08 acres |
| Lake Merriweather | Rockbridge | 28 mi | 382.04 acres |
| Willow Lake | Rockbridge | 28 mi | 25.9 acres |
| Charlottesville Reservoir | Albemarle | 29 mi | 47.44 acres |
| Bath County Pumped Storage Lake | Bath | 32 mi | 297.61 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 41384041). Verified October 30, 2026.