Lakes / West Virginia / Wyoming County / R. D. Bailey Lake
R. D. Bailey Lake, West Virginia
551 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - West Virginia
37.61 degrees N, 81.80 degrees W - Wyoming 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 R. D. Bailey Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 35 lakes counted in West Virginia.
- About 52 miles from Charleston, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Lake | Raleigh | 38 mi | 212 acres |
| Doctor Daniel Hale Lake | Mercer | 39 mi | 57 acres |
| Plum Orchard Lake | Fayette | 39 mi | 174 acres |
| Glade Creek Reservoir | Raleigh | 41 mi | 88 acres |
| East Lynn Lake | Wayne | 46 mi | 1,154 acres |
| Bluestone Lake | Summers | 50 mi | 1,124 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 100734415). Verified October 30, 2026.