Largest lakes & reservoirs in West Virginia by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > South > West Virginia > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 12 articles we have published for West Virginia lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Summersville Lake (Mountain Lakes, South, USA, West Virginia) |
2,790 ac | Also known as Summersville Reservoir Scenic Summersville Lake is the largest lake in West Virginia. The reservoir was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control on the Ga… |
| Stonewall Jackson Lake (Mountain Lakes, South, USA, West Virginia) |
2,650 ac | Stonewall Jackson Lake, a young West Virginia lake that only finished completion in 1990, was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide flo… |
| Bluestone Lake (New River-Greenbrier Valley, South, USA, West Virginia) |
2,040 ac | Amidst the beautiful scenery of southern West Virginia lies the long, narrow Bluestone Lake. This reservoir, the third largest lake in West Virginia,… |
| Tygart Lake (Mountaineer Country, South, USA, West Virginia) |
1,750 ac | The wilderness song of Tygart Lake calls to fishing enthusiasts, boaters, campers, hikers, writers and artisans. Located near the beautiful Appalachia… |
| Cheat Lake (Mountaineer Country, South, USA, West Virginia) |
1,730 ac | Also known as Lake Lynn A dam built across the Cheat River in 1925 created the scenic reservoir of Cheat Lake. Originally called Lake Lynn, the dam sits nearly at the border… |
| Burnsville Lake (Mountain Lakes, South, USA, West Virginia) |
968 ac | Also known as Burnsville Reservoir Beautiful Burnsville Lake was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to control flooding along the Little Kanawha River. The Corps began construc… |
| Jennings Randolph Lake (Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, Potomac Highlands, South, USA, West Virginia, Western) |
952 ac | Also known as Jennings Randolph Reservoir, Bloomington Lake Jennings Randolph Lake is nestled in a scenic valley along the North Branch Potomac River. This portion of the Potomac creates the county and state bo… |
| Beech Fork Lake (Metro Valley, South, USA, West Virginia) |
720 ac | Nestled in the verdant West Virginia hills off of Interstate 64 in Wayne County, Beech Fork Lake provides endless entertainment for visitors seeking a… |
| Stonecoal Reservoir (Mountain Lakes, South, USA, West Virginia) |
550 ac | Also known as Stonecoal Lake Stonecoal Reservoir is a 550-acre lake nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains between the cities of Weston and Buckhannon, West Virginia.… |
| Alpine Lake (Mountaineer Country, South, USA, West Virginia) |
148 ac | Nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, Alpine Lake is a private, gated community located near Terra Alta in Preston County, West Virgini… |
| Spruce Knob Lake (Potomac Highlands, South, USA, West Virginia) |
23 ac | Spruce Knob Lake, in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands, proves that good things come in small packages. Only 23 acres, the little reservoir was create… |
| Sleepy Hollow Lake WV (Eastern Panhandle, South, USA, West Virginia) |
7 ac | Sleepy Hollow Lake is a sparkling, seven-acre private lake located near the town of Hedgesville in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The lake is an impo… |
