Lakes / Virginia / Rockbridge County / Lake Merriweather
Lake Merriweather, Virginia
382.04 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
37.97 degrees N, 79.45 degrees W - Rockbridge 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 Merriweather Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- The largest lake in Rockbridge County among those counted.
- About 53 miles from Charlottesville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Lake | Rockbridge | 12 mi | 25.9 acres |
| Douthat Lake | Bath | 20 mi | 46.7 acres |
| Lynchburg Reservoir | Amherst | 22 mi | 117.87 acres |
| Bath County Pumped Storage Lake | Bath | 25 mi | 297.61 acres |
| Thrasher Lake | Amherst | 27 mi | 31.96 acres |
| Elkhorn Lake | Augusta | 28 mi | 50.66 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 164315289). Verified October 30, 2026.