Cheat Lake

Cheat Lake is a census-designated place in , United States, surrounding the reservoir. The population was 9,930 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Morgantown metropolitan area.
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  • Type: Village with 9,930 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Monongalia County, West Virginia
  • Also known as: Cheat Lake, West Virginia” and “Cheat Lake, WV

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chestnut Ridge Church and Cheat Lake.

Church
is a nondenominational, evangelical megachurch in . The church spawned two sister churches: South Ridge Church, in , and River Ridge in .

Reservoir
is a 13-mile-long on the in , , . It was originally named Lake Lynn, but the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon as the reservoir's name in 1976.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunset Beach and Greystone.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located upon the .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Cheat Lake

Latitude
39.67449° or 39° 40′ 28″ north
Longitude
-79.85166° or 79° 51′ 6″ west
Population
9,930
Elevation
997 feet (304 metres)
Open location code
87F2M4FX+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158508130
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4801895
Wiki­data ID
Q3314928
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Cheat Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: تشيات لاك
  • Catalan: Cheat Lake
  • Cebuano: Cheat Lake
  • Chechen: Чит-Лейк
  • Chinese: Cheat Lake
  • Dutch: Cheat Lake
  • French: Cheat Lake
  • German: Cheat Lake
  • Gilaki: چیت لیک (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)
  • Gilaki: چیت لیک
  • Irish: Cheat Lake
  • Italian: Cheat Lake
  • Japanese: チートレイク
  • Ladin: Cheat Lake
  • Min Nan Chinese: Cheat Lake
  • Persian: چیت لیک، ویرجینیای غربی
  • Persian: چیت لیک
  • Polish: Cheat Lake
  • Portuguese: Cheat Lake
  • Serbian: Чит Лејк
  • Serbo-Croatian: Cheat Lake, West Virginia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Cheat Lake
  • Spanish: Cheat Lake
  • Tatar: Чит-Лейк
  • Ukrainian: Чит-Лейк
  • Volapük: Cheat Lake, West Virginia
  • Volapük: Cheat Lake

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cheat Lake Farmers Market and Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa Lakeview Course.

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