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Lake Sherwood (West Virginia)

Reservoir in Greenbrier County, West Virginia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lake Sherwood is a 164-acre (0.66 km2) reservoir located within the Lake Sherwood Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA. The recreation area surrounding Lake Sherwood contains camping and picnicking facilities as well as a non-fossil fuel boating site and a beach for swimmers. It also includes several easy hiking trails, some with attractive lake views. The lake is located near community of Neola and covers most of the farmland of Richard Rider and Jane Dixon Rider who settled the land around 1790.

Coordinates38°00′04″N 80°00′37″W
BasincountriesUnited States
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Lake Sherwood
2006
Location of the reservoir in West Virginia.
Location of the reservoir in West Virginia.
Lake Sherwood
Location within West Virginia
LocationGreenbrier County, West Virginia
Coordinates38°00′04″N 80°00′37″W
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area
164 acres (0.66 km2)
Surface elevation
2,667 ft (813 m)[1]
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