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Wylie Island

Coordinates: 37°27′22″N 80°51′59″W / 37.45611°N 80.86639°W / 37.45611; -80.86639
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Wylie Island
Wylie Island is located in West Virginia
Wylie Island
Wylie Island
Location of Wylie Island in West Virginia
Geography
LocationNew River
Coordinates37°27′22″N 80°51′59″W / 37.45611°N 80.86639°W / 37.45611; -80.86639
Highest elevation1,457 ft (444.1 m)[1]
Administration
United States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Additional information
Official websiteBluestone Lake WMA

Wylie Island is a bar island on the New River in Summers County, West Virginia. It is located at Mile 20 near the very upstream end of Bluestone Lake.[1]

Under normal conditions the island is above water, but it is subject to flooding during high water events in the Bluestone Lake pool.[1] In drought conditions, the channel separating the island from the left-descending bank of the river sometimes dries up.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wylie Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1980-06-27. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
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