West Virginia Gazetteer
Jennings Randolph Lake is a cultural feature (reservoir) in Mineral County. The primary coordinates for Jennings Randolph Lake places it within the WV 26717 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Jennings Randolph Lake |
| Category: | West Virginia physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Reservoir |
| Description: | Formed by damming the North Branch Potomac River 8 km (5 mi) SW of Piedmont, West Virginia. Surface area of 952 acres, 13.6 mi. shoreline. (US-T121) |
| History: | Authorized by Congress in 1962; constructed between 1971 and 1982; originally named Bloomington Lake, renamed in 1987 by Congress for West Virginia Senator William Jennings Randolph (d.1998). (US-T121) |
| County: | Mineral County |
| Latitude: | 39.4181203 |
| Longitude: | -79.1362318 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Jennings Randolph Lake: Jennings Randolph Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Jennings Randolph Lake does not include property ownership information.
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