West Virginia Botanic Garden
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| West Virginia Botanic Garden | |
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| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39°37′45″N 79°52′05″W / 39.62917°N 79.86806°W |
| Area | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| Established | 1983 |
| Website | www |
The West Virginia Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and is the only botanical garden in the state of West Virginia.[1] It covers approximately 85 acres of land and 4.5 miles of walking trails, and has 8 gardens.[2] It is situated near Cheat Lake, and the Tibbs Run Reservoir, which was used as a water source for Morgantown before 1969. The reservoir basin was drained in 1980 and is now grown over with plants.