Lake Mooney formerly Rocky Pen Reservoir, is a 520-acre reservoir in Stafford County, Virginia.[1] The lake has 33 miles of shore line, 40 million gallons of water enter the lake every day from the Rappahannock River. Mooney is the newest lake in Virginia.[2][3]

Lake Mooney
Location of Lake Mooney in Virginia, USA.
Location of Lake Mooney in Virginia, USA.
Lake Mooney
Location of Lake Mooney in Virginia, USA.
Location of Lake Mooney in Virginia, USA.
Lake Mooney
LocationStafford County, Virginia, United States
Coordinates38°20′06″N 077°32′57″W / 38.33500°N 77.54917°W / 38.33500; -77.54917
TypeMan-made
Basin countriesUnited States
First flooded2014
Surface area520 acres (2,100,000 m2)
Water volume740,600,000 cu ft (20,970,000 m3)
Shore length133 miles (53 km)
SettlementsFredericksburg
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

History

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The lake was opened in 2014.[4] Lake Mooney Reservoir was named on May 29, 2015. The lake was named for Jason Mooney who was a Stafford sheriff's deputy who died in the line of work in 2007. The lake is primarily used as a long-term water supply reservoir for Stafford County, and is also available for recreation.[2] The lake is stocked with game fish and officially opened for sport fishing in July 2017.[4][5]

See also

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List of lakes in the Washington, D.C. area

References

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  1. ^ "Lake Mooney". dgif.virginia.gov. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Lake Mooney Reservoir". staffordcountyva.gov. Stafford Virginia. Retrieved 10 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Mooney
  4. ^ a b "Stafford's 5.5 billion gallon reservoir turns five". Fredericksburg Today. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Lake Mooney will be open for fishing on Saturday, July 1". Potomac Local. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2020.