Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | McDowell, West Virginia, United States |
Coordinates | 37°15′47″N 81°42′51″W / 37.26306°N 81.71417°W |
Area | 85 acres (34 ha)[1] |
Elevation | 1,903 ft (580 m) |
Established | 1974[2] |
Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area is located on 85 acres (340,000 m2)[1] near War in McDowell County, West Virginia. The wildlife management area is centered on 20-acre (81,000 m2)[1] Berwind Lake.[3]
Berwind Lake WMA used to be one of the largest wildlife management areas in the state, encompassing over 18,000 acres (73 km2),[2] but much of this land was lost after the Berwind Lake Company lease under which it was operated expired.[4]