Cheat Lake is a lake in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by WVDEP and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Cheat Lake?

Cheat Lake has a maximum depth of 90 feet. The lake covers 1359 acres.

Cheat Lake

Monongalia County, West Virginia1,359 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from WVDEP for this lake.

Max depth

90 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

1,359 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

18.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
90 ft max depth

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Cheat Lake in Monongalia County, West Virginia has water-quality measurements published by WVDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 90 ft. Surface area: 1359 acres.

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Cheat Lake is a 1,359-acre lake in Monongalia County, West Virginia with a maximum depth of 90 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Cheat Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water90 ft surveyed max depth
Big water1,359 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cheat Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Cheat Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Cheat Lake

These are the measurements WVDEP publishes for Cheat Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

90 ft

Surface area

1,359 acres

Shoreline

18.6 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

Cheat Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit WV-MC-L5-008 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Cheat Lake

Where is Cheat Lake?: Cheat Lake is a lake in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by WVDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cheat Lake?: Cheat Lake in Monongalia County, West Virginia has water-quality measurements published by WVDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 90 ft. Surface area: 1359 acres.
Is Cheat Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cheat Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Cheat Lake?: Cheat Lake has a maximum depth of 90 feet. The lake covers 1359 acres.