Mount Storm Lake

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Mount Storm Lake is a large man-made reservoir in northeastern West Virginia, known for recreational activities like fishing and boating and for serving as a cooling source for a nearby power plant.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf man-made lake
reservoir
adjacentTo Mount Storm Power Station
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
climateInfluence exposed to strong winds on Allegheny Plateau
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy impoundment of Stony River
elevation approximately 1030 meters above sea level
approximately 3380 feet above sea level
hasFacility fishing access points
public boat ramps
hasFeature open water areas
rocky shorelines
submerged structure for fish habitat
hasRecreationRule fishing subject to West Virginia regulations
motorized boating allowed
hasWaterSource Stony River
locatedIn Grant County, West Virginia
locatedInRegion northeastern West Virginia
locatedOn Stony River
near U.S. Route 50
West Virginia Route 42
community of Mount Storm, West Virginia
notableFor combination of industrial and recreational uses
year-round open water due to warm discharge
operator Dominion Energy
surface form: Dominion Energy (cooling use)
outflow Stony River
partOf Potomac River
surface form: Potomac River watershed
popularFor largemouth bass fishing
panfish fishing
smallmouth bass fishing
walleye fishing
primaryFunction cooling water supply for Mount Storm Power Station
recreationManagedBy West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
region Appalachian Plateau
surface form: Allegheny Plateau
state West Virginia
surfaceArea approximately 1200 acres
approximately 4.9 square kilometers
use boating
cooling reservoir for power plant
recreational fishing
sailing
scuba diving
swimming
windsurfing
waterBodyType cooling reservoir
waterTemperatureCharacteristic warmer-than-normal water due to power plant cooling

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Grant County, West Virginia contains Mount Storm Lake