Bluestone Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Bluestone Lake
image_lake = USACE Bluestone Dam.jpg
caption_lake = Bluestone Dam and lake
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location = Southern West Virginia
coords = coord|37.6403972|N|80.8859198|W|region:US-WV_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow = New River, Bluestone River
outflow = New River
catchment = convert|4565|sqmi|abbr=on
basin_countries = United States
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Bluestone Lake, located on the New River near Hinton in Southern West Virginia, was authorized by Presidential Executive Order in 1935 and approved by the U.S. Congress in the Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938. Construction of the project was begun in early 1941, suspended in 1942 because of World War II, resumed in 1946, and completed for operational purposes in 1949. Bluestone Lake is the third largest lake in West Virginia.

Bluestone Dam, of concrete construction, is convert|165|ft high and convert|2048|ft long. The lake regulates the runoff of a drainage area of convert|4565|sqmi. During periods of low and normal flows of the New River, the elevation of the lake varies approximately four feet, with a minimum pool convert|9.5|mi in length and an area of convert|1800|acre|km2. The remaining capacity is reserved for the impoundment of flood flows.

References

*Data furnished by the Department of the Army.

ee also

*Bluestone State Park
*New River

External links

* [http://www.bluestonewma.com Bluestone Wildlife Management Area]
* [http://www.bluestonesp.com/ Bluestone State Park]