Lakes / Virginia / Rockingham County / Skidmore Fork Lake
Skidmore Fork Lake, Virginia
99.54 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
38.57 degrees N, 79.14 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 Skidmore Fork Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 73% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- The largest lake in Rockingham County among those counted.
- About 52 miles from Charlottesville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Lake | Augusta | 17 mi | 50.66 acres |
| Lake Shenandoah | Rockingham | 21 mi | 36.08 acres |
| Lake Laura | Shenandoah | 25 mi | 45.48 acres |
| Charlottesville Reservoir | Albemarle | 37 mi | 47.44 acres |
| Lake Arrowhead | Page | 41 mi | 36.08 acres |
| Beaver Creek Reservoir | Albemarle | 43 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 41380577). Verified October 30, 2026.