Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area is located on
in
Lewis
Lewis may refer to:
Names
* Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Music
* Lewis (musician), Canadian singer
* "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...
and
Upshur counties, east of
Weston
Weston may refer to:
Places Australia
* Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Weston, New South Wales
* Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra
* Weston Park, Canberra, a park
Canada
* Weston, Nova Scotia
* W ...
,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
, United States. The
wildlife management area
A Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a protected area set aside for the conservation of wildlife and for recreational activities involving wildlife.
New Zealand
There are 11 Wildlife Management Areas in New Zealand:
* Horsham Downs Wildlife Ma ...
is centered on
Stonecoal Lake (), a
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
project owned by
Allegheny Energy
Allegheny Energy was an electric utility headquartered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It owned and operated electric generation facilities and delivered electric services to customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Allegh ...
. 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
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