Plum Orchard Lake Boat Ramps
3 boat launches are mapped on Plum Orchard Lake in Fayette County, West Virginia.
3 of these launches include facility details from West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Plum Orchard Lake facts
| Surface area | 174 acres |
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| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 15 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 4.3 miles |
| Surface elevation | 2,182 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Plum Orchard Lake Dam, completed 1961 |
| Dam size | 52 ft high, 400 ft long, earth dam |
| Dam purposes | Recreation |
| Dam owner | WVDNR, WILDLIFE RESOURCES (State) |
| Normal storage | 2,578 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Paint Creek |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID WV01902). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Plum Orchard Lake
Most-observed birds: Wild Turkey (2), Belted Kingfisher (2), Pied-billed Grebe (2), American Coot (1), Red-shouldered Hawk (1), Wood Duck (1), American Redstart (1), Eastern Bluebird (1), Barred Owl (1), Spotted Sandpiper (1).
Other wildlife: Eastern Newt (13), White-tailed Deer (3), American Black Bear (2), Mountain Chorus Frog (1), Spring Peeper (1), Long-tailed Salamander (1).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (29 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
- Plum Orchard Lakenear Pax · Plum Orchard Lake
- Plum Orchard Lakenear Pax · Plum Orchard Lake
- Plum Orchard Lakenear Scarbro · Plum Orchard Lake
Counties
- Fayette County (3)