Lake Lynn
Dam in Monongalia County, West Virginia · Cheat River · forms Cheat Lake
Height
125 ft
38 m (NID height)
Length
1,000 ft
305 m
Completed
1926
Cheat Lake today
868.71 ft
7 days ▼ 0.30 ft
Normal storage
43,000 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Recreation
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Owner
- Private
- Maximum storage
- 72,300 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,729 acres
- Drainage area
- 1,413 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled
- Army Corps district
- Huntington District
- Also known as
- Cheat Lake Dam
- NID ID
- WV06128
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID WV06128 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.