Southeast Ohio Lakes and Recreation
5 Featured Places
Winfield Lock And Dam <Kanawha River> is used primarily for the shipment of coal and chemicals for the large industrial complex of Charleston. Marmet Locks And Dam <Kanawha River> provides a 9-ft navigable channel on the Kanawha River extending 15 mi to London Dam. London Locks And Dam <Kanawha River> serves the coal mines in that area. Racine Locks And Dam <Ohio R> extends 34 miles up the Ohio River to Belleville Locks and Dam.Also in this area: Gauley River National Recreation Area.
Communities in the Charleston and South Charleston, WV Area
Charleston South Charleston Teays Valley St. Albans Cross Lanes Dunbar Nitro Sissonville Ravenswood Ripley Pinch Fayetteville Madison Spencer Montgomery Winfield Alum Creek Powellton Marmet Chesapeake Ansted New Haven Coal Fork Eleanor Belle Elkview Buffalo Clendenin Tornado Poca East Bank Smithers Syracuse Cedar Grove Glasgow Racine Gauley Bridge Clay Jefferson Grantsville Pratt Danville Bancroft Handley Reedy Sylvester Leon
Man-made lakes, ponds, dikes, and dams in the area
Robert C Byrd L and D Winfield L and D Upper Mud River 2-a Middle Fork and Woody Woodrum Lake Blakes Creek-armour Creek 7
Adjacent Areas
- Go North to Parkersburg, WV, Senecaville Lake, Willow Island Locks And Dam <Ohio R>, Senecaville Lake, etc.
- Go South to Beckley, WV, Flat Top Lake, R D Bailey Lake, Coal Heritage Trail, etc.
- Go West to Huntington, WV, Lake Vesuvius, Jackson Lake, Beech Fork Lake, East Lynn Lake, etc.
- Go East to Buckhannon, WV, Sutton Lake, Burnsville Lake, Burnsville Lake, Summersville Lake, etc.