Sleepy Creek Lake

Sleepy Creek Lake
Oblique air photo of the lake while it was frozen in Jan. 2009
Location of the reservoir in West Virginia.
Location of the reservoir in West Virginia.
Sleepy Creek Lake
LocationBerkeley County, West Virginia
Coordinates39°29′58″N 78°09′54″W / 39.4995413°N 78.1650038°W / 39.4995413; -78.1650038
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsMeadow Branch of Sleepy Creek
Primary outflowsMeadow Branch of Sleepy Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area205 acres (0.8 km2)
Average depth9 ft (2.7 m)
Max. depth26 ft (7.9 m)
Surface elevation1,099 ft (335 m)

Sleepy Creek Lake is a 205-acre (0.8 km2) impoundment of the Meadow Branch of Sleepy Creek in Berkeley County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.[1] The reservoir is located entirely within the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area.

  1. ^ "Sleepy Creek Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 7, 2016.