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Tygart Lake in winter near WMA boat launch. Hunting opportunities in Pleasant Valley WMA include deer, bear, grouse, squirrel, rabbit, turkey and waterfowl. [1]Fishing in the 1,750-acre (710 ha) Tygart Lake includes largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, channel catfish, flathead catfish, crappie, bluegill, white bass, rock bass, bullhead, yellow perch, and carp.
Grafton, West Virginia: Coordinates: Length: 1.6 km (0.99 mi) Area: 1,750 acres (7.1 km 2) Average elevation: 1375 ft: Created: 1938: Named for: Tygart Lake on Tygart River: Governing body: West Virginia Division of Natural Resources: Website: wvstateparks.com /park /tygart-lake-state-park /
A small (5 acres (2.0 ha)) lake provides fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish, as well as stocked trout. A special permit is required to pursue trapping of muskrat, raccoon, mink or fox. [2] A shooting range is available for gun enthusiasts. Rustic camping sites are available for tents and small trailers. [4]
Initially developed as a state forest in 1926. One of West Virginia's first CCC camps was established here in 1933. The largest of West Virginia's state parks, it contains the 11-acre (4 ha) Watoga Lake. A historic district containing the park's 103 CCC resources is listed on the NRHP. [124] [196] [198] [199] Watters Smith Memorial
Valley Falls State Park is a 1,145 acre (4.63 km²) day use facility sited along both banks of the Tygart Valley River. The park is located about 7 miles (11 km) south of exit 137 of I-79 , near Fairmont, West Virginia .
Tygart Dam — also known as Tygart River Dam — is a gravity dam built (1934-38) and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. [2] The dam regulates the waters of the Tygart Valley River. Its storage reservoir is known as Tygart Lake.
The Tygart Valley River in Elkins in 2006 Tygart River Lake and Dam near Grafton, West Virginia. View is upriver to the south. The Tygart Valley River — also known as the Tygart River — is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, approximately 135 miles (217 km) long, [3] in east-central West Virginia in the United States.
This is a list of lakes in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Ada Lake; Alpine Lake; Appalachian Lake; Beech Fork Lake; Berwind Lake; Big Bear Lake; Big Ditch Lake; Bluestone Lake; Boley Lake; Brushy Fork Lake; Buffalo Creek Reservoir; Burnsville Lake; Cacapon ...