Lakes / West Virginia / Preston County / Terra Alta Lake
Terra Alta Lake, West Virginia
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - West Virginia
39.46 degrees N, 79.53 degrees W - Preston 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 Terra Alta Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 8% of the 35 lakes counted in West Virginia.
- About 26 miles from Morgantown, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulls Lake | Preston | 1.7 mi | 148 acres |
| Big Bear Lake | Preston | 10 mi | 31 acres |
| Elk Run Reservoir | Grant | 19 mi | 40 acres |
| Lake O' Woods | Preston | 21 mi | 78 acres |
| Jennings Randolph Lake | Mineral | 21 mi | 826 acres |
| Mount Storm Lake | Grant | 23 mi | 1,129 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Terra Alta Lake
How Big Is Terra Alta Lake?
Terra Alta Lake covers 29 acres in Preston County, West Virginia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Preston County?
Hulls Lake is the largest lake in Preston County, at 148 acres.
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 69932151). Verified October 30, 2026.