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 | |
|---|---|
  Lake Mooney  Lake Mooney | |
| Location | Stafford County, Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°20′06″N 077°32′57″W / 38.33500°N 77.54917°W |
| Type | Man-made |
| Basin countries | United States |
| First flooded | 2014 |
| Surface area | 520 acres (2,100,000 m2) |
| Water volume | 740,600,000 cu ft (20,970,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 33 miles (53 km) |
| Settlements | Fredericksburg |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
History
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lake Mooney". dgif.virginia.gov. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Lake Mooney Reservoir". staffordcountyva.gov. Stafford Virginia. Retrieved 10 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Mooney
- ^ a b "Stafford's 5.5 billion gallon reservoir turns five". Fredericksburg Today. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Lake Mooney will be open for fishing on Saturday, July 1". Potomac Local. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2020.