Lakes / West Virginia / Braxton County / Burnsville Lake
Burnsville Lake, West Virginia
826 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - West Virginia
38.82 degrees N, 80.59 degrees W - Braxton County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Burnsville Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #8 for surface area among the West Virginia lakes counted so far - 826 acres.
- About 61 miles from Parkersburg, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Lake | Braxton | 11 mi | 1,636 acres |
| Stonecoal Reservoir | Lewis | 17 mi | 601 acres |
| Buffalo Creek Reservoir | Harrison | 28 mi | 52 acres |
| Lake Floyd | Harrison | 33 mi | 30 acres |
| Crystal Lake | Doddridge | 37 mi | 26 acres |
| Summit Lake | Greenbrier | 40 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in West Virginia
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summersville Lake | Nicholas | 2,834 acres | - |
| 2 | Tygart Lake | Taylor | 1,873 acres | - |
| 3 | Sutton Lake | Braxton | 1,636 acres | - |
| 4 | Cheat Lake | Monongalia | 1,359 acres | - |
| 5 | East Lynn Lake | Wayne | 1,154 acres | - |
All 35 West Virginia lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 76669453). Verified October 30, 2026.