List of lakes of West Virginia
List of lakes in the U.S. state of West Virginia
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There are more than 250 lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Overview
Trout Pond, situated in Hardy County, is West Virginia's sole natural lake.[1] The state's largest reservoir is Summersville Lake, located in Nicholas County, encompassing a surface area of 2,790 acres (1,130 ha).[2][3] Spruce Knob Lake, found in Randolph County, holds the distinction of being the highest lake in the state at an elevation of 3,845 feet (1,172 m).[4][5][6] Additionally, West Virginia is home to ten reservoirs owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).[7] As of 2025, at least one public lake is present in 48 of the state’s 55 counties, reflecting the state’s extensive freshwater resources.[1]
Current lakes and reservoirs
| Name | County or Counties | Type | Surface Area (acres)[a] | Elevation (ft) | Year Compl. | Purpose / Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Lake | Mercer 37°16′51.7″N 81°09′02.3″W | Reservoir | 15 acres (6.1 ha) | 2,680 feet (820 m) | 1924 | Water supply | Formed by an earthen dam on an unnamed tributary of the East River in Dam Hollow, and owned and managed by West Virginia American Water Company.[8][9] |
| Airport Pond | Logan 37°51′20.3″N 81°54′28.0″W | Reservoir | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | 1,567 feet (478 m) | — | Recreation | Managed by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDR), and located at Logan County Airport.[10] |
| Alpine Lake | Preston 39°28′10.98″N 79°29′55.30″W | Reservoir | 160 acres (65 ha) | 2,566 feet (782 m) | 1971 | Recreation | Also known as Hulls Lake. Formed by an earthen dam on Wardwell Run, and owned and managed by Alpine Lake Resort and Conference Center.[11][12] |
| Anawalt Lake | McDowell 37°19′09.1″N 81°25′19.2″W | Reservoir | 6 acres (2.4 ha) | 1,848 feet (563 m) | — | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Millseat Branch, and owned and managed by the WVDNR. Located within Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area.[13][14][15][16] |
| Appalachian Lake | Preston 39°42′36.53″N 79°29′41.04″W | Reservoir | 14 acres (5.7 ha) | 2,116 feet (645 m) | — | Private use | Formed by an earthen dam on Fike Run, and privately owned.[17][18] |
| Asbury Lake | Wayne 37°57′1.88″N 82°24′1.93″W | Reservoir | 2 acres (0.81 ha) | 850 feet (260 m) | 1959 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on the Right Fork Moses Fork, the reservoir is privately owned.[19][20] |
| Baker Lake | Ohio 40°04′55.6″N 80°32′06.4″W | Reservoir | 2 acres (0.81 ha) | 1,142 feet (348 m) | 1948 | Recreation | Also known as Bear Rocks Lake No. 3. Formed by an earthen dam on Todd Run, and owned and managed by the WVDNR. Located within Bear Rocks Lake Wildlife Management Area.[10][21][22][23] |
| Bear Lake | Ohio 40°04′43.9″N 80°32′01.5″W | Reservoir | 10 acres (4.0 ha) | 1,123 feet (342 m) | 1948 | Recreation | Also known as Bear Rocks Lake No. 2. Formed by an earthen dam on Todd Run, and owned and managed by the WVDNR. Located within Bear Rocks Lake Wildlife Management Area.[10][22][23][24] |
| Beech Fork Lake | Cabell Wayne 38°18′57.39″N 82°22′58.40″W | Reservoir | 720 acres (290 ha) | 584 feet (178 m) | 1976 | Fish and wildlife, Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Formed by Beech Fork Dam on Beech Fork, a Twelvepole Creek tributary, and managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Beech Fork State Park and Beech Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area are located along the reservoir.[25][26][27][28][29] |
| Berwind Lake | McDowell 37°15′43.98″N 81°42′15.98″W | Reservoir | 17 acres (6.9 ha) | 1,650 feet (500 m) | 1959 | Recreation | Also known as Lake Berwind. Formed by an earthen dam on War Creek with an inflow from Big Branch, and owned and managed by the WVDNR. Located within Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area.[30][31] |
| Big Bear Lake | Preston 39°36′1.80″N 79°30′19.30″W | Reservoir | 35 acres (14 ha) | 2,602 feet (793 m) | 1972 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Beaver Creek, the reservoir is privately owned.[32][33] |
| Big Ditch Lake | Webster 38°24′27.6″N 80°34′20.3″W | Reservoir | 65 acres (26 ha) | 2,243 feet (684 m) | 1968 | Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Also known as Big Ditch Lake No. 1. Formed by an earthen dam on Long Glade Ditch, and located within Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area.[34][35][36] |
| Bluestone Lake | Mercer Summers 37°36′27.76″N 80°54′24.41″W | Reservoir | 2,040 acres (830 ha) | 1,404 feet (428 m) | 1947 | Flood risk reduction, Fish and wildlife, Recreation | Formed by Bluestone Dam on the New River, with inflows from Bluestone River and Pipestem Creek, and managed by the USACE. Bluestone State Park are Bluestone Wildlife Management Area are located along the reservoir.[37][38][39][40] |
| Boley Lake | Fayette 37°58′30.2″N 80°57′12.1″W | Reservoir | 17 acres (6.9 ha) | 2,452 feet (747 m) | 1965 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Glade Creek, and located within Babcock State Park.[41][42] |
| Brandywine Lake | Pendleton 38°36′02.4″N 79°12′14.7″W | Reservoir | 9 acres (3.6 ha) | 1,854 feet (565 m) | 1960 | Flood risk reduction | Formed by the South Fork No. 13 dam on Hawes Run, a tributary of the South Fork South Branch Potomac River. Owned by the West Virginia Conservation Agency (WVCA) Potomac Valley Conservation District. Located within the Brandywine Recreation Area of George Washington National Forest.[43][44][45][46] |
| Brushy Fork Lake | Pendleton 38°27′50.3″N 79°19′07.7″W | Reservoir | 23 acres (9.3 ha) | 1,999 feet (609 m) | 1982 | Flood risk reduction | Also known as South Fork No. 19. Formed by an earthen dam on the Brushy Fork tributary of the South Fork South Branch Potomac River. Owned and managed by the WVCA Potomac Valley Conservation District.[47][48] |
| Buffalo Creek Reservoir | Harrison 39°11′57.6″N 80°25′34.3″W | Reservoir | 55 acres (22 ha) | 1,017 feet (310 m) | 1956 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Buffalo Creek, and is privately owned.[49][50] |
| Burnsville Lake | Braxton 38°49′30.4″N 80°36′25.1″W | Reservoir | 968 acres (392 ha) | 784 feet (239 m) | 1976 | Fish and wildlife, Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Formed by Burnsville Dam on the Little Kanawha River, with inflows from Big Run and Little Knawl Creek, and managed by the USACE. Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area is located along the reservoir.[51][52][53][54] |
| Cacapon Lake | Morgan 39°30′28.7″N 78°18′22.8″W | Reservoir | 12 acres (4.9 ha) | 1,060 feet (320 m) | 1974 | Water supply | Formed by an earthen dam on North Fork Indian Run in Cacapon Resort State Park.[55][56][57] |
| Cacapon State Park Lake | Morgan 39°30′03.4″N 78°17′49.8″W | Reservoir | 6 acres (2.4 ha) | 868 feet (265 m) | 1937 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Indian Run in Cacapon Resort State Park, with inflows from the North, Middle, and South Forks of Indian Run. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and part of the New Deal Resources in Cacapon State Park Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[57][58][59][60] |
| Caesar Lake | Webster 38°24′52.2″N 80°29′13.5″W | Reservoir | 17 acres (6.9 ha) | 2,366 feet (721 m) | 1955 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Upper Glade Run, and located in Camp Caesar.[61][62] |
| Castleman Run Lake | Brooke Ohio 40°09′58.6″N 80°32′02.5″W | Reservoir | 14 acres (5.7 ha) | 934 feet (285 m) | 1961 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Castleman Run, and located within Castleman Run Lake Wildlife Management Area.[63][64][65] |
| Charles Fork Lake | Roane 38°45′55.4″N 81°20′35.3″W | Reservoir | 72 acres (29 ha) | 801 feet (244 m) | 1973 | Flood risk reduction, Water supply | Formed by Charles Fork No. 17 dam on Charles Fork, a tributary of Left Fork Spring Creek. Owned by the city of Spencer.[66][67] |
| Lake Chaweva | Kanawha 38°24′56.19″N 81°47′13.93″W | Reservoir | 26.8 acres (10.8 ha) | 686 feet (209 m) | 2002 | Recreation | Formed by Lake Chaweva dam on Rocky Fork, a tributary of the Pocatalico River. Owned by the Lake Chaweva Club.[68][69] |
| Cheat Lake | Monongalia 39°41′3.06″N 79°52′50.68″W | Reservoir | 1,730 acres (700 ha) | 869 feet (265 m) | 1926 | Hydroelectric, Recreation | Also known as Lake Lynn; formed by Cheat Lake Dam on the Cheat River, with inflows from Coles, Morgan, and Rubles runs; and owned and managed by Lake Lynn Generation, LLC. Cheat Lake Park and Cheat Lake Rail Trail are located along the reservoir.[70][71][72] |
| Christian Fork Lake | Mercer 37°22′01.9″N 81°02′34.2″W | Reservoir | 14 acres (5.7 ha) | 2,441 feet (744 m) | 1959 | Flood risk reduction | Also known as Daves Fork No. 3. Formed by an earthen dam on the Christian Fork tributary of Daves Fork, and owned and managed by the WVCA Southern Conservation District.[73][74] |
| Conaway Run Lake | Tyler 39°25′21.8″N 80°51′06.4″W | Reservoir | 31 acres (13 ha) | 766 feet (233 m) | 1963 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Conaway Run, and owned and managed by the WVDNR. Located within Conaway Run Lake Wildlife Management Area.[75][76] |
| Crystal Lake | Doddridge 39°19′37.2″N 80°47′42.8″W | Reservoir | 27 acres (11 ha) | 761 feet (232 m) | 1924 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on a tributary of Middle Island Creek, and privately owned.[77][78] |
| East Lynn Lake | Wayne 38°6′3.28″N 82°20′46.26″W | Reservoir | 1,005 acres (407 ha) | 656 feet (200 m) | 1971 | Fish and wildlife, Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Formed by East Lynn Dam on the East Fork of Twelvepole Creek, and managed by the USACE. East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area is located along the reservoir.[79][80][81][82] |
| Elk Fork Lake | Jackson 38°48′14.9″N 81°37′23.4″W | Reservoir | 109 acres (44 ha) | 634 feet (193 m) | 1997 | Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on the Elk Fork of Mill Creek, and owned by the Sissonville Public Service District. Located within the Elk Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area.[83][84][85][86] |
| Flat Top Lake | Raleigh 37°37′30.2″N 81°06′01.9″W | Reservoir | 234 acres (95 ha) | 2,897 feet (883 m) | 1950 | Recreation | Formed by Flat Top Lake Dam on Glade Creek, and privately owned.[87][88] |
| Lake Floyd | Harrison 39°17′07.3″N 80°30′21.5″W | Reservoir | 31 acres (13 ha) | 1,060 feet (320 m) | 1923 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on the Halls Run of Tenmile Creek, and privately owned.[89][90] |
| Glade Creek Reservoir | Raleigh 37°41′44.7″N 81°03′16.4″W | Reservoir | 10 acres (4.0 ha) | 2,674 feet (815 m) | 1945 | Water supply | Formed by Glade Creek Dam No. 1 on Glade Creek, and owned by the Beckley Water Company.[91][92] |
| Glade Creek Reservoir No. 2 | Raleigh 37°40′17.0″N 81°03′58.2″W | Reservoir | 93 acres (38 ha) | 2,790 feet (850 m) | 1975 | Water supply | Formed by Glade Creek Dam No. 2 on Glade Creek, and owned by the Beckley Water Company.[93] |
| Hawks Nest Lake | Fayette 38°07′12.4″N 81°07′44.1″W | Reservoir | 234 acres (95 ha) | 758 feet (231 m) | 1936 | Hydroelectric, Recreation | Also known as Hawk Lake. Formed by Hawks Nest Dam on the New River. Hawks Nest State Park is located along the reservoir.[94][95][96][97] |
| Jennings Randolph Lake | Mineral 39°25′5.23″N 79°8′10.43″W | Reservoir | 952 acres (385 ha) | 1,467 feet (447 m) | 1981 | Flood risk reduction, Recreation, Water supply | Originally known as Bloomington Lake. Formed by Jennings Randolph Dam on the North Branch Potomac River, with inflows from Deep Run and Howell Run, and managed by the USACE. Located in both Maryland and West Virginia.[98][99] |
| Jimmy Lewis Lake | Mercer 37°18′25.32″N 81°17′33.46″W | Reservoir | 13 acres (5.3 ha) | 2,297 feet (700 m) | 1965 | Recreation | Also known as Pinnacle Rock Lake Number One. Formed by an earthen dam on the Lick Fork tributary of Bluestone River, and located in Pinnacle Rock State Park.[100][101][102] |
| Kimsey Run Lake | Hardy 38°57′33.3″N 78°49′00.2″W | Reservoir | 47 acres (19 ha) | 1,419 feet (433 m) | 1996 | Flood risk reduction | Formed by Lost River #4 Dam on Kimsey Run, and owned and managed by the WVCA Potomac Valley Conservation District.[103][104] |
| Little Beaver Lake | Raleigh 37°45′10.62″N 81°4′51.31″W | Reservoir | 18 acres (7.3 ha) | 2,415 feet (736 m) | 1941 | Recreation | Formed by Little Beaver Dam on Little Beaver Creek, and located in Little Beaver State Park. The dam was built by the Works Progress Administration and is listed on the NRHP.[105][106] |
| Long Branch Lake | Summers 37°32′07.7″N 80°58′58.9″W | Reservoir | 18 acres (7.3 ha) | 2,674 feet (815 m) | 1966 | Recreation | Also known as Pipestem Lake. Formed by an earthen dam on Pipestem Creek, and located in Pipestem Resort State Park.[107][108][109] |
| Moncove Lake | Monroe 37°37′11.6″N 80°20′58.7″W | Reservoir | 93 acres (38 ha) | 2,500 feet (760 m) | 1959 | Fish and wildlife, Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Devil Creek, and located in Moncove Lake State Park and Moncove Lake Wildlife Management Area.[110][111][112][113][114] |
| Mount Storm Lake | Grant 39°11′15.37″N 79°15′38.46″W | Reservoir | 1,170 acres (470 ha) | 3,251 feet (991 m) | 1964 | Industrial cooling, Recreation | Formed by Mount Storm Lake Dam on the Stony River, used to cool the Mount Storm Power Station, and owned and operated by Dominion Energy.[115][116][117] |
| North Bend Lake | Ritchie 39°13′15.2″N 81°04′59.7″W | Reservoir | 235 acres (95 ha) | 711 feet (217 m) | 2002 | Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Formed by a dam on the North Fork Hughes River, with an inflow from Lost Run, and partially located in North Bend State Park.[118][119][120] |
| O'Brien Lake | Jackson 38°45′03.6″N 81°38′04.7″W | Reservoir | 197 acres (80 ha) | 642 feet (196 m) | 1986 | Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Formed by Mill Creek No. 13 dam on the Tug Fork of Mill Creek, located within O'Brien Lake Wildlife Management Area.[121][122][123] |
| Parker Hollow Lake | Hardy 39°02′26.5″N 78°47′57.2″W | Reservoir | 34 acres (14 ha) | 1,586 feet (483 m) | 2005 | Flood risk reduction | Formed by Lost River #10 Dam on the Parker Hollow Run, and owned and managed by the WVCA Potomac Valley Conservation District.[124][125] |
| Pendleton Lake | Tucker 39°07′01.9″N 79°29′51.9″W | Reservoir | 10 acres (4.0 ha) | 3,029 feet (923 m) | 1957 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Pendleton Run, and located in Blackwater Falls State Park.[126][127][128] |
| Plum Orchard Lake | Fayette 37°56′47.2″N 81°13′03.2″W | Reservoir | 175 acres (71 ha) | 1,736 feet (529 m) | 1961 | Recreation | Formed by Plum Orchard Lake Dam on Plum Orchard Creek, with inflows from Doris Branch, Beech Bottom Branch. Owned and operated by the WVDNR, and located within Plum Orchard Wildlife Management Area.[129][130][131][132] |
| R. D. Bailey Lake | Mingo Wyoming 37°36′31.5″N 81°48′33.2″W | Reservoir | 630 acres (250 ha) | 1,043 feet (318 m) | 1976 | Fish and wildlife, Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Also known as Justice Reservoir. Formed R. D. Bailey Dam on the Guyandotte River, and owned and managed by the USACE. Located within the R. D. Bailey Wildlife Management Area.[133][134][135] |
| Rock Lake | Ohio 40°04′27.7″N 80°31′56.1″W | Reservoir | 4 acres (1.6 ha) | 1,087 feet (331 m) | 1951 | Recreation | Also known as Bear Rocks Lake No. 1. Formed by an earthen dam on Todd Run, and owned and managed by the WVDNR. Located within Bear Rocks Lake Wildlife Management Area.[10][22][23][136] |
| Lake Shannondale | Jefferson 39°12′37.3″N 77°48′55.6″W | Reservoir | 62 acres (25 ha) | 534 feet (163 m) | 1965 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Furnace Run, and owned and managed by Shannondale Club.[137] |
| Lake Sherwood | Greenbrier 38°00′21.7″N 80°00′20.1″W | Reservoir | 161 acres (65 ha) | 2,667 feet (813 m) | 1957 | Fish and wildlife, Recreation | Also known as Sherwood Lake. Formed by an earthen dam on Meadow Creek, owned and managed by the United States Forest Service (USFS), and located within the Lake Sherwood Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.[138][139][140][141] |
| Silver Lake | Preston 39°15′18.8″N 79°29′44.9″W | Reservoir | — | 2,494 feet (760 m) | 1928 | Recreation | Formed by a small splash dam on the Youghiogheny River, and located within the Silver Lake Park campground.[142] |
| Sleepy Creek Lake | Berkeley 39°31′03.8″N 78°09′19.1″W | Reservoir | 209 acres (85 ha) | 1,099 feet (335 m) | 1962 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on the Meadow Branch of Sleepy Creek, and owned and managed by the WVDNR. Located within the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area.[143][144][145][146] |
| Spruce Knob Lake | Randolph 38°42′09.5″N 79°35′17.7″W | Reservoir | 26 acres (11 ha) | 3,845 feet (1,172 m) | 1952 | Fish and wildlife, Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Narrow Ridge Run, owned and managed by the USFS, and located within the Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.[6][147][148][149][150] |
| Stephens Lake | Raleigh 37°47′18.8″N 81°18′06.7″W | Reservoir | 276 acres (112 ha) | 2,133 feet (650 m) | 1963 | Recreation | Formed by Stephens Lake Dam on Stephens Branch, and owned and managed by the Raleigh County Recreation Authority.[151][152][153] |
| Stonecoal Lake | Lewis Upshur 38°58′49.0″N 80°20′51.4″W | Reservoir | 539 acres (218 ha) | 1,122 feet (342 m) | 1972 | Recreation | Formed by Stonecoal Creek Dam on Right Fork Stonecoal Creek, and owned by Allegheny Energy and managed by the WVDNR. Located within Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area.[154][155][156][157] |
| Stonewall Jackson Lake | Lewis 38°59′57.01″N 80°28′31.55″W | Reservoir | 2,650 acres (1,070 ha) | 1,073 feet (327 m) | 1986 | Fish and wildlife, Flood risk reduction, Recreation, Water supply | Formed by Stonewall Jackson Dam on the West Fork River, with inflows from Glady Fork, Little Skin Creek, Sand Fork, Skin Creek, Wolf Fork, and managed by the USACE. Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park and Stonewall Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area are located along the reservoir.[158][159][160][161] |
| Summersville Lake | Nicholas 38°13′36.05″N 80°53′3.38″W | Reservoir | 2,790 acres (1,130 ha) | 1,641 feet (500 m) | 1965 | Fish and wildlife, Flood risk reduction, Hydroelectric, Recreation | Formed by Summersville Dam on the Gauley River, and managed by the USACE. Summersville Lake State Park and Summersville Lake Wildlife Management Area are located along the reservoir.[162][163][164][165][166] |
| Summit Lake | Greenbrier 38°58′49.0″N 80°20′51.4″W | Reservoir | 37 acres (15 ha) | 3,386 feet (1,032 m) | 1955 | Fish and wildlife, Recreation, Water supply | Formed by an earthen dam on Coats Run, a tributary of the North Fork Cherry River, and owned and managed by the USFS. Located within the Gauley Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest.[167][168][169][170] |
| Sutton Lake | Braxton Webster 38°39′49.3″N 80°39′40.4″W | Reservoir | 1,440 acres (580 ha) | 915 feet (279 m) | 1960 | Fish and wildlife, Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Formed by the Sutton Dam on the Elk River and owned and managed by the USACE. Located within the Elk River Wildlife Management Area.[171][172][173][174] |
| Tomlinson Run Lake | Hancock 40°32′36.7″N 80°35′21.6″W | Reservoir | 23 acres (9.3 ha) | 915 feet (279 m) | 1936 | Recreation | Formed by the Tomlinson Lake Dam on Tomlinson Run, with inflows from the North Fork and South Fork of Tomlinson Run, and located within Tomlinson Run State Park. The dam was constructed by the CCC.[175][176][177][178] |
| Trout Pond | Hardy 38°57′18.29″N 78°44′9.88″W | Lake | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | 1,926 feet (587 m) | — | Recreation | Also known as Trout Pond Lake. West Virginia’s only natural lake. Trout Pond Run inflows and outflows from the lake. Owned by the USFS and located within the Trout Pond Recreation Area of George Washington National Forest and Wardensville Wildlife Management Area.[179][180][181][182] |
| Tygart Lake | Barbour Taylor 39°15′59.90″N 79°59′3.32″W | Reservoir | 1,750 acres (710 ha) | 1,096 feet (334 m) | 1938 | Fish and wildlife, Flood risk reduction, Navigation, Recreation, Water supply | Formed by Tygart Dam on the Tygart Valley River, with inflows from Doe Run, Flag Run, Pleasant Creek, Sandy Creek, and Scab Run, and managed by the USACE. Tygart Lake State Park is located along the reservoir.[183][184][185][186] |
| Upper Mud Lake | Lincoln 38°09′48.1″N 82°03′36.7″W | Reservoir | 237 acres (96 ha) | 718 feet (219 m) | 1992 | Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Formed by the Upper Mud River No. 2a Dam on the Mud River, with an inflow from the Left Fork Mud River, and owned by the Lincoln County Commission. Located within the Upper Mud River Wildlife Management Area.[187][188][189] |
| Warden Lake | Hardy 39°08′01.8″N 78°35′50.9″W | Reservoir | 46 acres (19 ha) | 1,286 feet (392 m) | 1959 | Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Moores Run. Located within the Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area.[190][191][192][193] |
| Watoga Lake | Pocahontas 38°07′04.6″N 80°07′36.0″W | Reservoir | 12 acres (4.9 ha) | 2,602 feet (793 m) | 1934 | Fish and wildlife, Recreation | Formed by an earthen dam on Island Lick Run. Located within Watoga State Park. The lake was built by the CCC, and is included in the New Deal Resources in Watoga State Park Historic District listing on the NRHP.[194][195][196][197] |
| Woodrum Lake | Jackson 38°36′50.4″N 81°34′43.7″W | Reservoir | 237 acres (96 ha) | 720 feet (220 m) | 1987 | Flood risk reduction, Recreation | Formed by the Pocatalico Structure No. 28 dam on Middle Fork. Located within Woodrum Lake Wildlife Management Area.[198][199][200] |
Former lakes and reservoirs
- Little Blue Run Lake (partially in Pennsylvania)
- Stony River Reservoir
See also
Explanatory notes
- Surface areas for West Virginia public lakes are sourced from the West Virginia Fishing Regulations Summary 2025, published by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR).[7] Surface areas for all other lakes are sourced from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), as referenced in the Notes column.
