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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
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Location	Stafford County, Virginia, United States
Coordinates	38°20′06″N 077°32′57″W
Type	Man-made
Basin countries	United States
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

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

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

References

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