Mesotrophic Lakes in Virginia

36 mesotrophic lakes in Virginia. Moderate nutrients, good water quality.

Mesotrophic lakes are the productive middle of the trophic scale — TSI between 40 and 50. Clear enough to be inviting, productive enough to support a strong fishery, with moderate phosphorus and a modest algal community that does not dominate the optical signal. 36 lakes in {{stateName}} sit in the mesotrophic band. About 0% are deep (50+ ft); the rest are shallower basins where watershed management keeps nutrients from pushing the system into eutrophy.

Mesotrophic lakes tend to grade B or C on the LakeGrade rubric — the productive-but-clear band lines up with the middle of the letter grades.

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth	TSI
1	Union Bridge Lake	Patrick	A	8.2 ft	-	41
2	Hunting Run Reservior Lake	Spotsylvania	A	8.2 ft	-	41
3	Above Dam Lake	Pulaski	A	9.2 ft	-	40
4	Lake Frederick	Frederick	A	9.8 ft	-	41
5	West Arm Lake	Pulaski	A	9.2 ft	-	41
6	Smith Lake	Stafford	A	8.2 ft	-	41
7	Hunting Run Reservoir	Spotsylvania	A	6.6 ft	-	42
8	Silver Lake	Rockingham	A	4.9 ft	-	43
9	Upper Lake	Stafford	A	8.7 ft	-	41
10	Hidden Valley Lake	Washington	A	9.7 ft	-	41
11	Laurel Bed Lake	Russell	A	9.8 ft	-	42
12	Leesville Lakea-Rmp Bedford	Bedford	A	4.9 ft	-	47
13	Leesville Lakea-Topb-Middlec-Bot	Pittsylvania	A	5.2 ft	-	45
14	Talbott Reservoir	Patrick	A	9.8 ft	-	41
15	Pedlar River Reservoir	Amherst	A	7.5 ft	-	44
16	Beaverdam Creek Reservior Lake	Loudoun	A	4.9 ft	-	46
17	Beaverdam Creek Reservoir	Loudoun	A	5.4 ft	-	45
18	Mcveigh Ford Lake	Franklin	B	3.9 ft	-	45
19	Nla Lake	Suffolk city	B	7.5 ft	-	48
20	Nla Lake	Frederick	B	9.7 ft	-	47
21	Nla Lake	Bedford	B	8 ft	-	47
22	Nla Lake	York	B	-	-	48
23	Lake Gaston	Mecklenburg	B	4.3 ft	-	49
24	Middle Blackwater River Lake	Franklin	B	5.9 ft	-	49
25	Dam Lake	Pulaski	B	8.5 ft	-	48
26	Northeast Creek Reservoir	Louisa	B	4.9 ft	-	47
27	Peak Creek Lake	Pulaski	B	5.6 ft	-	48
28	Lake Laura	Shenandoah	B	9.7 ft	-	44
29	Mouth Peak Cr. Lake	Pulaski	B	6.9 ft	-	49
30	Rt. Lake	Louisa	B	5.2 ft	-	48
31	Gills Creek Lake	Franklin	B	6.2 ft	-	48
32	Dublin Water Works Lake	Pulaski	B	7.2 ft	-	45
33	Lake Chesdin	Chesterfield	B	-	-	46
34	Nla Lake	Nottoway	B	5.5 ft	-	49
35	State Park Lake	Pulaski	B	7.5 ft	-	49
36	South Holston Lake	Washington	B	7.2 ft	-	49

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.