Lake Mooney facts for kids

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Location	Stafford County, Virginia, United States
Coordinates	38°20′06″N 077°32′57″W / 38.33500°N 77.54917°W / 38.33500; -77.54917
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.

Lake Mooney formerly Rocky Pen Reservoir, is a 520-acre reservoir in Stafford County, Virginia. 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.

History

The lake was opened in 2014. 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. The lake is stocked with game fish and officially opened for sport fishing in July 2017.