Lakes / Virginia / Rockingham County / Lake Shenandoah
Lake Shenandoah, Rockingham County, Virginia
36.08 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
38.38 degrees N, 78.84 degrees W - Rockingham 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 Shenandoah Stacks Up
- Larger than 28% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- About 31 miles from Charlottesville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville Reservoir | Albemarle | 18 mi | 47.44 acres |
| Skidmore Fork Lake | Rockingham | 21 mi | 99.54 acres |
| Elkhorn Lake | Augusta | 22 mi | 50.66 acres |
| Green Mountain Lake | Greene | 23 mi | 60.05 acres |
| Lake Albemarle | Albemarle | 23 mi | 37.07 acres |
| Beaver Creek Reservoir | Albemarle | 23 mi | 95.59 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 41382089). Verified October 30, 2026.