Lakes / West Virginia / Monongalia County / Cheat Lake
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
1,359 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - West Virginia
39.69 degrees N, 79.87 degrees W - Monongalia 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 Cheat Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #4 for surface area among the West Virginia lakes counted so far - 1,359 acres.
- About 6 miles from Morgantown, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake O' Woods | Preston | 7.0 mi | 78 acres |
| Big Bear Lake | Preston | 20 mi | 31 acres |
| Rock Lake | Marion | 23 mi | 29 acres |
| Terra Alta Lake | Preston | 24 mi | 29 acres |
| Hulls Lake | Preston | 25 mi | 148 acres |
| Tygart Lake | Taylor | 30 mi | 1,873 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 120022506). Verified October 30, 2026.