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Lakes Near Roanoke, Virginia

30 counted Virginia lakes sit within 60 miles of Roanoke - the largest is Smith Mountain Lake at 19,676.26 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Smith Mountain Lake	Franklin	21 mi	19,676.26 acres	-
Claytor Lake	Pulaski	43 mi	4,073.29 acres	-
Philpott Lake	Patrick	32 mi	2,814.82 acres	-
Leesville Lake	Bedford	31 mi	2,629.69 acres	-
Lake Moomaw	Bath	48 mi	2,403.27 acres	-
Carvin Cove Reservoir	Botetourt	8 mi	631.69 acres	-
Lake Merriweather	Rockbridge	55 mi	382.04 acres	-
Martinsville Reservoir	Henry	36 mi	181.38 acres	-
Gatewood Reservoir	Pulaski	54 mi	176.19 acres	-
Talbott Reservoir	Patrick	48 mi	140.36 acres	-
Fairy Stone Lake	Patrick	34 mi	129.98 acres	-
Lynchburg Reservoir	Amherst	46 mi	117.87 acres	-
Elkhorn Lake	Pittsylvania	52 mi	107.49 acres	-
Burton Lake	Pittsylvania	36 mi	69.44 acres	-
Beaverdam Reservoir	Bedford	7 mi	66.97 acres	-
Timber Lake	Campbell	37 mi	56.59 acres	-
Mountain Lake	Giles	33 mi	47.69 acres	-
Douthat Lake	Bath	45 mi	46.7 acres	-
Elon Water Works Reservoir	Amherst	45 mi	39.54 acres	-
Reservoir Number 3	Henry	38 mi	37.02 acres	-
Hogan Lake	Pulaski	51 mi	35.58 acres	-
Early Lake	Amherst	53 mi	33.61 acres	-
McDaniels Lake	Craig	28 mi	33.04 acres	-
Thrasher Lake	Amherst	52 mi	31.96 acres	-
Lake Lanier	Martinsville	43 mi	29.41 acres	-
Bedford Lake	Bedford	29 mi	28.91 acres	-
Bedford Reservoir	Bedford	25 mi	28.91 acres	-
Reservoir Number 5	Henry	39 mi	28.46 acres	-
Townes Reservoir	Patrick	49 mi	27.68 acres	-
Willow Lake	Rockbridge	59 mi	25.9 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.