Tygart River Reservoir Dam | |
 Tygart Lake and Dam, October 1995 | |
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| Location | Taylor County, West Virginia, US |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′46″N 80°02′02″W / 39.31278°N 80.03389°W |
| Area | 143.2 acres (58.0 ha) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architect | Paul Philippe Cret |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000763[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 1995 |
Tygart Dam — also known as Tygart River Dam — is a gravity dam built (1934-38) and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.[2] The dam regulates the waters of the Tygart Valley River. Its storage reservoir is known as Tygart Lake. Most of the lakeshore is occupied by Tygart Lake State Park and Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tygart Dam
- ^ Lee R. Maddex (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tygart River Reservoir Dam" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.