Lakes / West Virginia / Nicholas County / Summersville Lake
Summersville Lake, West Virginia
2,834 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - West Virginia
38.24 degrees N, 80.86 degrees W - Nicholas 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 Summersville Lake Stacks Up
- The largest lake counted in West Virginia by surface area - 2,834 acres.
- About 43 miles from Charleston, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Lake | Greenbrier | 23 mi | 38 acres |
| Plum Orchard Lake | Fayette | 28 mi | 174 acres |
| Sutton Lake | Braxton | 31 mi | 1,636 acres |
| Glade Creek Reservoir | Raleigh | 39 mi | 88 acres |
| Burnsville Lake | Braxton | 42 mi | 826 acres |
| Bluestone Lake | Summers | 44 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 120022215). Verified October 30, 2026.