Mount Storm Lake
Cooling water reservoir in West Virginia, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Storm Lake – also known as New Stony River Reservoir – is a 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) reservoir created in 1965 on the Stony River in Grant County, West Virginia.[1] It serves as a cooling pond for the Dominion 1.6 gigawatt Mount Storm Power Station, which provides electricity to more than two million customers in Northern Virginia. The reservoir stands at an altitude of 3,244 feet (989 m).
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Mount Storm Lake | |
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Location | Grant County, West Virginia |
Coordinates | 39°12′28″N 79°15′45″W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Stony River |
Primary outflows | Stony River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 1,200 acres (490 ha) |
Surface elevation | 3,244 ft (989 m) |
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