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 | [2] |
Source | Cheat River |
Length | 13 mi (21 km) [3] |
Area | 1,730 acres (700.1 ha) |
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). 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.