Stonewall Jackson Lake

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lake_name = Stonewall Jackson Lake
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location = Lewis County, West Virginia
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inflow = West Fork River
outflow = West Fork River
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Stonewall Jackson Lake is an convert|2630|acre|km2|sing=on impoundment on the West Fork River in Lewis County, West Virginia. The lake is a flood control project of the Pittsburgh District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. [ [http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/rec/lakes/stonewal.htm Corps of Engineers Stonewall Jackson Lake web site, accessed July 11, 2006.] ] Stonewall Resort is located along the lake's shore. Facilities provided by the Corps of Engineers included a visitors center with public restrooms, a hiking trail, and fishing access.

Downstream towns and cities protected by the lake include Weston, Clarksburg, Shinnston, and Fairmont, all in West Virginia

The lake is a popular spot for largemouth bass fishing. [ [http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/rec/recwater/onwater.htm#StonewallF Pittsburgh District, USCOE Fishing web site, accessed July 11, 2006.] ] A list of fishing species in the lake include:
* crappie
* walleye
* bluegill
* yellow perch
* muskellunge
* channel catfish
* bullhead
* carp

Trout is stocked in the lake's tailwaters.

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