Tygart Lake Boat Ramps
5 boat launches are mapped on Tygart Lake in Barbour County, Taylor County, West Virginia.
5 of these launches include facility details from West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Tygart Lake facts
| Surface area | 1,873 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 53 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 24.6 miles |
| Surface elevation | 1,716 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Tygart Dam, completed 1938 |
| Dam size | 234 ft high, 1,921 ft long, gravity dam |
| Dam purposes | Flood Risk Reduction, Other, Navigation, Fish and Wildlife Pond, Recreation, Water Supply |
| Dam owner | USACE - Pittsburgh District (Federal) |
| Normal storage | 99,900 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Tygart River |
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 WV09101). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Tygart Lake water level & temperature
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- Tygart Lake State Park - Ramp No. 1near Grafton · Tygart Lake
- Tygart Lake State Park - Ramp No. 2near Grafton · Tygart Lake
Counties
- Taylor County (4)
- Barbour County (1)