Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall
Rockbridge County, Virginia438 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Virginia DEQ for this lake.
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Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall in Rockbridge County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 438 acres.
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Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall is a 438-acre lake in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ, last sampled 2023-03-31. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall 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 Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall
These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples |
Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Surface Area | 438 acres |
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Goshen Dam, built primarily for recreation on the Little Calf Pasture River; earth-type dam, 43 ft tall and 1,300 ft long.
- Surface area
- 438 ac
- Normal storage
- 4,672 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 11,200 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 85 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Boy Scouts of America - National Capital Area Council
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VA163001 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.08 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall
Where is Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall?
- Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall is a lake in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall?
- Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall in Rockbridge County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 438 acres.
Is Lake Merriweather Goshen Dam Sidewall safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
29,852 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- James Madison University Integrated Science and Technology Department
JMU_ISAT_WQX29,852 samples · 2022–2023
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.