Hunting Run Reservoir
Spotsylvania County, Virginia443 acresView mapDirections
Virginia DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Hunting Run Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Public access
- Limited data
Hunting Run Reservoir in Spotsylvania County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.5 µg/L. Surface area: 443 acres.
Hunting Run Reservoir is a 443-acre mesotrophic lake in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 6 other monitored lakes in Spotsylvania County, Hunting Run Reservoir ranks #3 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ, last sampled 2019-10-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Hunting Run Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Hunting Run Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Hunting Run Reservoir
These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Hunting Run Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 6.6 ft. Phosphorus 10 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.5 µg/L. TSI 42.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 6.6ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 10µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 2.5µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 42 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
443 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Virginia DEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Hunting Run Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Hunting Run ReservoirPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Hunting Run Reservoir
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2012–2025).
Water clarity
Stable6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-0.3 µg/L/yr6 years
Chlorophyll-a
Stable+0.03 µg/L/yr6 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Hunting Run Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Hunting Run Dam, built primarily for water supply on the Hunting Run; earth-type dam, 89 ft tall and 2,400 ft long.
- Surface area
- 443 ac
- Normal storage
- 9,365 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 17,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 6.9 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Spotsylvania County
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VA177019 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Hunting Run Reservoir
Where is Hunting Run Reservoir?
- Hunting Run Reservoir is a lake in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hunting Run Reservoir?
- Hunting Run Reservoir in Spotsylvania County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.5 µg/L. Surface area: 443 acres.
Is Hunting Run Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Hunting Run Reservoir?
- Hunting Run Reservoir has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Hunting Run Reservoir. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Hunting Run Reservoir?
- Hunting Run Reservoir has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Virginia's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
72 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013–2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21VASWCB72 samples · 2013–2019
Analytical methods
- Tyler, John. 1968. The secchi disk, Limnology and Oceanograpy, 13(1):1-6.
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory