Lakes / Virginia / Brunswick County / Nottoway Reservoir
Nottoway Reservoir, Virginia
318.95 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
37.00 degrees N, 77.98 degrees W - Brunswick 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 Nottoway Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- The largest lake in Brunswick County among those counted.
- About 48 miles from Richmond, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchin Lake | Nottoway | 5.0 mi | 44.97 acres |
| Tommeheton Lake | Dinwiddie | 7.1 mi | 51.65 acres |
| Crystal Lake | Nottoway | 11 mi | 50.66 acres |
| Lake Lee | Nottoway | 11 mi | 161.11 acres |
| Hamilton Lake | Nottoway | 13 mi | 37.31 acres |
| Colemans Lake | Dinwiddie | 17 mi | 56.83 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 135975848). Verified October 30, 2026.