Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area is located on in

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and Upshur counties, east of

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, United States. The

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is centered on Stonecoal Lake (), a

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project owned by

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. The lake was built in to provide water to Allegheny Energy's coal-fired power plant in Harrison County.

References

*Winters, Kelly "Stonecoal Lake." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 5 November 2010. Web. 25 November 2015

External links

West Virginia DNR District 3 Wildlife Management Areas
Wildlife management areas of West Virginia Protected areas of Lewis County, West Virginia Protected areas of Upshur County, West Virginia Bodies of water of Lewis County, West Virginia Bodies of water of Upshur County, West Virginia Reservoirs in West Virginia IUCN Category V Protected areas established in 1972 1972 establishments in West Virginia {{UpshurCountyWV-geo-stub