Cheat Lake

Coordinates: 39°43′10″N 79°51′24″W / 39.71944°N 79.85667°W / 39.71944; -79.85667

Cheat Lake
Lake Lynn
Reservoir
Lake Lynn Dam
Country	United States
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 / 39.71944; -79.85667 [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

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.

See also

• Mont Chateau State Park, former state park adjoining the lake
• Coopers Rock State Forest

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.

References

1. ^ 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. 
2. ^ ^{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. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Cheat Lake Today". Allegheny Energy. http://www.cheatlaketoday.com/. Retrieved March 27, 2010.