Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area is located on 2,985 acres (1,208 ha)[2] in Lewis and Upshur counties, east of Weston, West Virginia, United States. The wildlife management area is centered on Stonecoal Lake (38°59′17″N 80°22′41″W / 38.98806°N 80.37806°W), a hydroelectric project owned by Allegheny Energy. The lake was built in 1972 to provide water to Allegheny Energy's coal-fired power plant in Harrison County.
| Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
 Stonecoal Lake near the dam | |
  Location of Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia | |
| Location | West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°58′15″N 80°19′49″W / 38.97083°N 80.33028°W |
| Area | 2,985 acres (12.08 km2)[2] |
| Elevation | 1,145 ft (349 m) |
| Operator | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Section |
| Website | WVDNR District 3 Wildlife Management Areas |
Recreation
editFishing
editMultiple West Virginia stage record fish were caught along the Stonecoal lake.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b WVDNR District 3 Wildlife Management Areas, Accessed April 3, 2008 Archived May 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "West Virginia Fishing Records". West Virginia DNR. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ "West Virginia Fishing Records". Land Big Fish. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Kirk, Sam (January 10, 2024). "West Virginia DNR creates 5 new state fishing record categories". WBOY. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- Winters, Kelly "Stonecoal Lake." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 5 November 2010. Web. 25 November 2015
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