Lakes / West Virginia / Greenbrier County / Summit Lake
Summit Lake, West Virginia
38 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - West Virginia
38.25 degrees N, 80.44 degrees W - Greenbrier 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 Summit Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 22% of the 35 lakes counted in West Virginia.
- About 65 miles from Charleston, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summersville Lake | Nicholas | 23 mi | 2,834 acres |
| Lake Sherwood | Greenbrier | 29 mi | 166 acres |
| Sutton Lake | Braxton | 30 mi | 1,636 acres |
| Burnsville Lake | Braxton | 40 mi | 826 acres |
| Moncove Lake | Monroe | 44 mi | 91 acres |
| Plum Orchard Lake | Fayette | 48 mi | 174 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 47273096). Verified October 30, 2026.