East Lynn Lake

East Lynn Lake
View from the dam
Location of the reservoir in West Virginia.
Location of the reservoir in West Virginia.
East Lynn Lake
LocationWayne County, West Virginia
Coordinates38°08′42″N 82°23′02″W / 38.14500°N 82.38389°W / 38.14500; -82.38389[1]
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsEast Fork Twelvepole Creek
Primary outflowsEast Fork Twelvepole Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length12 mi (19 km)[2]
Max. widthless than 0.25 mi (400 m)
Surface area1,005 acres (4 km2)
Shore length144 mi (71 km) at summer pool[2]
Surface elevation662 ft (202 m) at summer pool
656 feet (200 m) at winter pool[3]
References[3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

East Lynn Lake is a 1,005-acre (4 km2) reservoir on the East Fork Twelvepole Creek in Wayne County, West Virginia. The lake is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, as part of a series of flood control projects for the Ohio River basin.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GNIS East Lynn Lake was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference USACE East Lynn Lake was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "East Lynn Lake". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

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