East Lynn Lake
{{Short description|State Wildlife Management Area in Wayne County, West Virginia}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = East Lynn Lake
| image = East Lynn Lake - View from Dam.jpg
| caption = View from the dam
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| location = Wayne County, West Virginia
| coords = {{coord|38|08|42|N|82|23|02|W|type:waterbody_region:US|display=inline,title}}
| type = reservoir
| inflow = East Fork Twelvepole Creek
| outflow = East Fork Twelvepole Creek
| catchment =
| basin_countries = United States
| length = {{convert|12|mi|abbr=on}}
| width = less than {{convert|0.25|mi|m|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|1005|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}}
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| shore = {{convert|44|mi|abbr=on}} at summer pool
| elevation = {{convert|662|ft|abbr=on}} at summer pool
{{convert|656|ft}} at winter pool
| islands =
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| pushpin_map = West Virginia
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of the reservoir in West Virginia.
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| reference = {{cite web|url=http://www.lrh-wc.usace.army.mil/wc/eltns.htm|title=East Lynn Lake|publisher=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District|access-date=2008-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109050304/http://www.lrh-wc.usace.army.mil/wc/eltns.htm|archive-date=2009-01-09|url-status=dead}}
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East Lynn Lake is a {{convert|1005|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} 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.
History
East Lynn Lake was originally authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1938 following the devastating Flood of 1937. Like many other projects authorized in this era, construction did not actually take place until much later. Construction occurred about 1969Date on East Lynn Lake outlet structure.-1970 with the intended purposes of flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife management. East Lynn Lake was established as the project's official name in 1971.{{cite gnis|id=1538510|name=East Lynn Lake|access-date=2008-10-20}}
Construction of the lake resulted in the destruction of the town of Stiltner at the mouth of Brush Creek. It also required the relocation of a large stretch of West Virginia Route 37, which formerly followed the East Fork Twelvepole Creek valley that was inundated by the lake.
{{cite map
| publisher = U.S. Geological Survey
| title = Wayne, West Virginia quadrangle
| year = 1987
| scale = 1:24,000
| series = 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic)
}}'
Today
East Lynn Lake is home to 29 species of fish indigenous to southern West Virginia as well as carp and other non-native species.{{cite web|url=http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/projects/lakes/elt/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128232609/http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/projects/lakes/elt/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 28, 2004|title=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District - East Lynn Lake|publisher=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District|access-date=2008-10-20}} The lake is regularly stocked by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, which manages the lake and surrounding land as East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area.
The lake has wake-permitted and no-wake zones, making it popular for fishing and water skiing. The Army Corps of Engineers maintains several recreational areas including a campground at the lake. There is also a marina near the dam.
Recreation
=Fishing=
Multiple West Virginia stage record fish were caught along the East Lynn Lake.{{Cite web |title=West Virginia Fishing Records
|url=https://wvdnr.gov/fishing/state-records/|access-date=August 25, 2024|publisher=West Virginia DNR}}{{Cite web |title=West Virginia Fishing Records |url=https://www.landbigfish.com/staterecords/records.cfm?state=Westvirginia |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Land Big Fish}}{{Cite web |last=Kirk |first=Sam |date=January 10, 2024 |title=West Virginia DNR creates 5 new state fishing record categories |url=https://www.wvnstv.com/outdoors-wildlife/west-virginia-dnr-creates-5-new-state-fishing-record-categories/?nxsparam=1 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=WBOY}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041128232609/http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/projects/lakes/elt/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers site for East Lynn Lake]
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Category:Bodies of water of Wayne County, West Virginia
Category:Reservoirs in West Virginia
Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Category:Dams in West Virginia