The Washington metropolitan area has several important lakes and reservoirs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created several of the reservoirs in the Washington D.C. area.
Lakes Lake Accotink Lake Anne Lake ArtemesiaPrince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation, Riverdale, MD. "Lake Artemesia." Accessed 2009-12-22. Babcock Lakes (no longer exist) Lake Barcroft, Virginia Lake Bernard Frank Lake Braddock Burke Lake Culler Lake Lake Fairfax Park Kingman LakeGutheim and Lee, Worthy of the Nation, 2006, p. 148."Anacostia Park to Have A Lake," Washington Post, August 18, 1920. Little Seneca Lake Lake Manassas Lake Mooney Lake Needwood"Park's Staff to Run Boat Concession At Maryland's New Lake Needwood". The Washington Post. October 6, 1966. p. C16."New Montgomery Dam Creates 72-Acre Lake". The Washington Post. October 21, 1966. p. B1. Tidal Basin
Reservoirs Breckenridge Reservoir Dalecarlia ReservoirProposed Water Treatment Residuals Management Process for the Washington Aqueduct: Environmental Impact Statement. Vol. 1. Washington Aqueduct Division. Baltimore District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005, p. 3-32. Accessed 2012-12-16. Georgetown Reservoir McMillan ReservoirScott, Pamela (2007), "Capital Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Development of Washington, D.C., 1790-2004." p. 175. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Publication No. EP 870-1-67. Occoquan Reservoir Rocky Gorge Reservoir
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