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]
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
- ^ "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.
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