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Levels
    Lake level:  869  feet Lake level trend is ô the same from yesterday's water level.
Current tail water flow:  
6368 (CFS) 
  As of:  
 1/28/2010 11:30:08 PM		 Lake Temperature:   -99.9(c)   -147.82(f)
Current tail race level:  
788 feet 
  Click here to view previous lake levels.
 
Winter minimum lake levels in effect from 11/1/09 until 4/1/10. Minimum lake level will be 857'.
Disclaimer: This information is updated periodically, but may not accurately reflect current lake conditions at times of rapidly rising water flow or changing electric customer demand. Flows rates are only flow rates through the generating units. Flows from tainter gate operations are not included in this figure.

  Lake Level Limits:
  • Winter: 857' - 870' (November - March)
  • Spring: 863' - 870' (April)
  • Summer: 868' - 870' (May - October)
  • 865' is the minimum level for launching boats at the Sunset Marina, the only public boating launch for the lake.
 

Cheat Lake

Located in northeastern Monongalia County, W.Va., Cheat Lake was formed in 1925 by damming the Cheat River to serve the needs of a hydroelectric generating facility, the 52-megawatt Lake Lynn Power Station, now owned and operated by Allegheny Energy Supply.

The area was documented for development by a young George Washington, who envisioned a canal and portage system involving the Cheat River and the Lake Lynn area. Actual planning and development of the hydro plant began in 1910, but was stalled around the time of World War I. Construction was resumed in 1925, and the first water flowed over the 125-foot dam on Dec. 23, 1925.

At a ceremony in 1927, a bronze tablet, embedded in a great rock near the power station, dedicates the lake and the generating facility to the public “In lasting beauty for recreation and the supplying of essential service.” The 13-mile lake has been a popular recreation spot ever since.

In June 2000, Allegheny Energy added a 20-acre park and 4.5-mile hiking and biking trail on the banks of Cheat Lake for the enjoyment of the general public.