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Cheat Lake is a 13-mile-long (21 km) reservoir on the Cheat River in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. [2] It was originally named Lake Lynn, but the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Cheat Lake as the reservoir's name in 1976. [1] Cheat Lake is located immediately downstream of the 10-mile-long (16 km) Cheat Canyon.
Cheat Lake is a census-designated place in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, surrounding the Cheat Lake reservoir. The population was 9,930 at the 2020 census. [ 4 ] It is included in the Morgantown metropolitan area .
While the park itself was closed, the state has retained a 13-acre (5.3 ha) portion of the site. The former lodge has housed the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, including a small geology museum, since the 1970s. The land also provides access from the Coopers Rock State Forest trail system to Cheat Lake. The other 29.16 acres (11. ...
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Aug. 21—MORGANTOWN — Lake Lynn Generation has received OK's from several government agencies for its proposal to lower the level of Cheat Lake by 3 feet to mitigate reduced dissolved oxygen ...
Aug. 29—MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has joined the chorus of voices opposing Lake Lynn Generation's proposal to lower the level of Cheat Lake by 3 feet. Capito wrote to the Federal ...
West Virginia's lumber and mineral exploitation had caused tremendous damage to much of its natural environment by the early 20th century. [16] The state recognized the need to designate and protect lands worthy of conservation, and in 1925 the West Virginia Legislature established the West Virginia State Forest, Park and Conservation Commission to assess the state's opportunities and needs ...
Sep. 24—MORGANTOWN — The effects of the ongoing drought are apparent around Cheat Lake. Marinas are largely empty. ... Lake Lynn Generation has notified the Federal Energy Regulatory ...