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50: 303: 289: 34: 57: 275:. The dam is run by eleven employees and has a generating capacity of 52 megawatts (70,000 hp). Cheat Lake Dam's total length across the Cheat River is approximately 1,000 feet (300 m). The first water flowed over the dam on December 23, 1925 and it began its operation on May 31, 1926. 504: 489: 499: 484: 49: 366: 264:
Cheat Lake has 3 marinas located towards the river end of the reservoir. They are Edgewater Marina, Cheat Lake Marina, and Sunset Beach Marina.
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Informational website about Cheat Lake and surrounding area. Provides a map of the lake and details about the marinas & restaurants.
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as the reservoir's name in 1976. Cheat Lake is located immediately downstream of the 10-mile-long (16 km)
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Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Power House & Dam, Cheat River, Morgantown vicinity, Monongalia County, WV
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Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia
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Bodies of water of Monongalia County, West Virginia
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Cheat Lake is located in West Virginia
Monongalia
West Virginia
39°43′10″N 79°51′24″W / 39.71944°N 79.85667°W / 39.71944; -79.85667
Type
Primary inflows
Lake Lynn Generation, LLC
Morgantown
West Virginia
reservoir
Cheat River
Monongalia County
West Virginia
United States
Board on Geographic Names
Cheat Canyon
Mason–Dixon line
Pennsylvania
icon
Water portal
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Renewable energy portal
Mont Chateau State Park
Coopers Rock State Forest
Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area


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