Wylie Island is a
bar island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
on the
New River in
Summers County,
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 B ...
. It is located at Mile 20 near the very upstream end of
Bluestone Lake
Bluestone Lake is a flood control reservoir located on the New River near Hinton, West Virginia. At its normal pool level, Bluestone Dam impounds a stretch of the New and its tributary, the Bluestone River. Normally approximately in size, ...
.
Under normal conditions the island is above water, but it is subject to flooding during high water events in the Bluestone Lake pool.
In drought conditions, the channel separating the island from the left-descending bank of the river sometimes dries up.
See also
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Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area
Bluestone Wildlife Management Area (also known as Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area) is a wildlife management area in southern West Virginia surrounding Bluestone Lake and the New River. The section of the lake from just upstream of the Bl ...
References
External links
Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area website
River islands of West Virginia
Landforms of Summers County, West Virginia
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