Lake Drummond is a freshwater lake at the center of the Great Dismal Swamp, a marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in the United States.

Geologists believe the Great Dismal Swamp was formed when the continental shelf experienced sudden settling.

Native American legends speak of "the fire bird" creating Lake Drummond.

The precise time of the Great Dismal Swamp's discovery and settlement is not known, but archaeological evidence indicates human occupation began nearly 13,000 years ago.

In 1665, William Drummond, a future governor of North Carolina, found the lake which now bears his name.