Cheat Lake
| Cheat Lake | |
| Lake Lynn | |
| Reservoir | |
 Lake Lynn Dam
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| Country | United States |
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| State | West Virginia |
| County | Monongalia |
| Elevation | 870 ft (265.2 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 39°43′10″N 79°51′24″W / 39.71944°N 79.85667°W [2] |
| Source | Cheat River |
| Length | 13 mi (21 km) [3] |
| Area | 1,730 acres (700.1 ha) [citation needed] |
| Completed | 1925 [3] |
| Owner | Allegheny Energy Supply [3] |
  Location of Cheat Lake in West Virginia
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Cheat Lake is a 13-mile (21 km) long reservoir on the Cheat River in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA.[3] It was originally named Lake Lynn, but the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Cheat Lake as the reservoir's name in 1976.[2] The surface area of Cheat Lake is about 1,730 acres (7 km2).[citation needed] It is located immediately downstream of the 10-mile long Cheat Canyon.
Cheat Lake has 3 marinas located towards the river end of the reservoir. They are Edgewater Marina, Lakeside Marina and Sunset Beach Marina.
Cheat Lake Dam is located directly south of the Mason-Dixon Line border with Pennsylvania. The dam is run by eleven employees and has a generating capacity of 52 megawatts (70,000 hp).[3] Cheat Lake Dam's total length across the Cheat River is approximately 1,000 feet (305 m). The first water flowed over the dam on December 23, 1925[3] and it began its operation on May 31, 1926.
[edit] See also
- Mont Chateau State Park, former state park adjoining the lake
- Coopers Rock State Forest
[edit] External links
- CheatLake.com
- Cheat Lake Environment & Recreation Association (CLEAR)
- Cheat Lake Today
- Survey number HAER WV-30 - Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Power House & Dam, Cheat River, Morgantown vicinity, Monongalia County, WV CTL.
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey (1997). Lake Lynn, Pennsylvania-West Virginia quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic). ISBN 978-0-607-93808-1.
- ^ a b "Cheat Lake". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. June 27, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1537226. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cheat Lake Today". Allegheny Energy. http://www.cheatlaketoday.com/. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
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