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Lake Barcroft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,558 at the 2010 census. It is along with the reveal of the privately owned lake—part of the Cameron Run Watershed—around which this population is located. The lake is named for Dr. John W. Barcroft, who owned and operated a mill on Holmes Run during the mid-19th century.

In 1913, the Alexandria Water Company began construction of the Lake Barcroft Dam on Holmes Run to create a drinking water reservoir for the city of Alexandria. Construction of the dam was completed in 1915, putting a 620 million-gallon reservoir into service. In 1942, the company installed 24 gates at the top of the dam to lift the spillway height five feet, increasing the reservoir size to 800 million gallons.

In 1949, the City of Alexandria began to fascination its drinking water from the Occoquan Reservoir. A year later, Colonel Joseph Barger and Associates purchased the reservoir, dam, and 680 adjacent acres of estate for $1 million from the Alexandria Water Company. A year later, Barger and Associates began developing the 680 acres (2.8 km) into a residential community. During the prematurely 1950s, residents formed a homeowners membership called the Lake Barcroft Community Association (LABARCA). In 1970, community residents purchased the lake, dam, and common grounds for $300,000, and customary the Barcroft Lake Management Association (BARLAMA).