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Mount Storm (VEPCO) Lake
 Route 93, Mount Storm, WV 26739
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Max Depth: 131-140ft/40-43m
Average Viz: 16-20ft/5-6m
Entry Type: Shore
Bottom Composition: Rock
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Spring: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Summer: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Fall: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Winter: 71-75°F/22-24°C
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1200 acre lake made to cool a coal fired power plant. The entire lake is circulated approximately every 2 1/2 days if the plant is running full tilt. The lake is heated by the power plant and allows earlier spring diving and later fall diving. This lake is a very popular training location for WV, WV, MD, and PA. Several wooden platforms were put in place to keep students off the silt/ mud bottom.
Last time I was there is was cold and snowing. Since this lake is part of a Virginia Energy and Power Company generating station, the water was nice and unseasonably warm.
Shore entry across the lake from the power plant.
Here are couple websites with more info.
http://www.mtstorm.com/ http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bnagy/wvScubaPics.html