Largest lakes & reservoirs in Mountaineer Country, WV by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 3 articles we have published for Mountaineer Country, WV lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > West Virginia > Mountaineer Country, WV > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Mountaineer Country, WV, only the 3 Mountaineer Country, WV lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Tygart Lake, WV (Mountaineer Country, WV, US South Region, 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, WV (Mountaineer Country, WV, US South Region, 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… |
| Alpine Lake (Mountaineer Country, WV, US South Region, 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… |