| Beech Fork Lake | |
|---|---|
 Beech Fork State Park is built around the backwaters of the lake | |
  Beech Fork Lake | |
| Location | Wayne / Cabell counties, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°18′57″N 82°22′58″W / 38.3159405°N 82.3828899°W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 720 acres (2.9 km2) |
| Surface elevation | 584 feet (178 m)[1] |
Beech Fork Lake is a 720 acre (2.9 km2) reservoir located near Lavalette in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Beech Fork Lake is also partly located in neighboring Cabell County. Millers Fork and Stowers Branch join Beech Fork with their own river valleys contributing to the majority of the lakesurface of Beech Fork Lake. These streams are tributaries of Twelvepole Creek.
Beech Fork Lake as a flood control impoundment was authorized by the Flood Control Act of October 23, 1962 and was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the mid-1970s. The lake was completed and dedicated in May 1978.
- ^ a b "Beech Fork Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 15, 2021.