Lakes / Virginia / Rockbridge County / Willow Lake
Willow Lake, Virginia
25.9 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
37.92 degrees N, 79.24 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 Willow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 3% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- About 42 miles from Charlottesville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Merriweather | Rockbridge | 12 mi | 382.04 acres |
| Lynchburg Reservoir | Amherst | 17 mi | 117.87 acres |
| Thrasher Lake | Amherst | 18 mi | 31.96 acres |
| Nelson Lake | Nelson | 25 mi | 40.53 acres |
| Elkhorn Lake | Augusta | 28 mi | 50.66 acres |
| Early Lake | Amherst | 29 mi | 33.61 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 {2ED82984-A63C-4A7D-B69D-41694362502C}). Verified October 30, 2026.