Lakes / Virginia / Shenandoah County / Lake Laura
Lake Laura, Virginia
45.48 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
38.80 degrees N, 78.79 degrees W - Shenandoah 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 Lake Laura Stacks Up
- Larger than 41% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- About 56 miles from Charlottesville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arrowhead | Page | 24 mi | 36.08 acres |
| Skidmore Fork Lake | Rockingham | 25 mi | 99.54 acres |
| Lake Shenandoah | Rockingham | 29 mi | 36.08 acres |
| Cove Lake | Frederick | 37 mi | 34.85 acres |
| Lake Frederick | Frederick | 38 mi | 75.19 acres |
| White Oak Lake | Madison | 39 mi | 52.32 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 33487477). Verified October 30, 2026.