Cheat Lake is a

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on the

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in Monongalia County,

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. It was originally named Lake Lynn, but the

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officially decided upon Cheat Lake as the reservoir's name in 1976. The surface area of Cheat Lake is about , the volume is approximately , and it is located immediately downstream of the Cheat Canyon. Cheat Lake has 3 marinas located towards the river end of the reservoir. They are Edgewater Marina, Cheat Lake Marina, and Sunset Beach Marina. Cheat Lake Dam is located directly south of the

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border with

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. The dam is run by eleven employees and has a generating capacity of . Cheat Lake Dam's total length across the Cheat River is approximately . The first water flowed over the dam on December 23, 1925 and it began its operation on May 31, 1926.

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CheatLake.com
Informational website about Cheat Lake and surrounding area. Provides a map of the lake and details about the marinas & restaurants. * {{authority control Energy infrastructure completed in 1925 Bodies of water of Monongalia County, West Virginia Reservoirs in West Virginia Hydroelectric power plants in West Virginia Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia

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