Lakes / West Virginia / Mineral County / Jennings Randolph Lake
Jennings Randolph Lake, West Virginia
826 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - West Virginia
39.42 degrees N, 79.14 degrees W - Mineral 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 Jennings Randolph Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #9 for surface area among the West Virginia lakes counted so far - 826 acres.
- About 46 miles from Morgantown, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Storm Lake | Grant | 17 mi | 1,129 acres |
| Hulls Lake | Preston | 20 mi | 148 acres |
| Elk Run Reservoir | Grant | 20 mi | 40 acres |
| Terra Alta Lake | Preston | 21 mi | 29 acres |
| Big Bear Lake | Preston | 23 mi | 31 acres |
| Ferndale Farms Recreation Lake | Hampshire | 28 mi | 46 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{EA96498D-D489-4B1C-9928-DAACF891BE0B}
CountyMineral
Lake TypeReservoir
Coordinates39.4183, -79.1362
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 {EA96498D-D489-4B1C-9928-DAACF891BE0B}). Verified October 30, 2026.