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Bluestone Lake, the Glossary

Bluestone Lake is a flood control reservoir located on the New River near Hinton, West Virginia.^[1]

17 relations: Bluestone River, Bluestone State Park, Bluestone Wildlife Management Area, Executive order, Flood control, Giles County, Virginia, Greenbrier River, Hinton, West Virginia, Huntington, West Virginia, New River (Kanawha River tributary), United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Congress, United States Geological Survey, Virginia, West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, World War II.
Dams completed in 1949
Dams in West Virginia
Reservoirs in Virginia
Reservoirs in West Virginia

Bluestone River

The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River, 77 mi (124 km) long, in southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia in the United States.

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Bluestone State Park

Bluestone State Park is a state park in Summers County, West Virginia.

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Bluestone Wildlife Management Area

Bluestone Wildlife Management Area (also known as Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area) is a wildlife management area in southern West Virginia surrounding Bluestone Lake and the New River.

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Executive order

In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government.

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Flood control

Flood control (or flood mitigation, protection or alleviation) methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.

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Giles County, Virginia

Giles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia on the West Virginia state line.

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Greenbrier River

The Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, long,McNeel, William P. "Greenbrier River." The West Virginia Encyclopedia.

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Hinton, West Virginia

Hinton is a city in and the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia, United States.

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Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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New River (Kanawha River tributary)

The New River is a river which flows through the U.S. states of North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia before joining with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River at the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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West Virginia

West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluestone_Lake

Also known as Lake Bluestone.