Tygart Dam
Tygart Dam — also known as Tygart River Dam — is a gravity dam built and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Dam
- Description: West Virginia place listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Tygart River Reservoir Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grafton National Cemetery and West Virginia National Cemetery.
Grafton National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grafton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Grafton, West Virginia. It encompasses a total of 3.2 acres. Along with West Virginia National Cemetery, it is one of two United States Department of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries in West Virginia, both of which are located in Grafton. Grafton National Cemetery is situated 1½ miles north of Tygart Dam.
West Virginia National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jeff Turner, CC BY 2.0.
West Virginia National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. It encompasses 89.7 acres. Along with Grafton National Cemetery, it is one of the two national cemeteries in the state of West Virginia, both of which are located in Grafton. West Virginia National Cemetery is situated 2½ miles northwest of Tygart Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Park View and Webster.
Park View
Hamlet
Park View is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
Webster
Hamlet
Webster is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia. It lies four miles south of Grafton. Its elevation is 1,019 feet above sea level.
West Grafton
Hamlet
West Grafton is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. West Grafton is situated 1½ miles north of Tygart Dam.
Tygart Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Taylor, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Tygart Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Tygart Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tygart Dam”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elliotsville and South Grafton.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Park View Church of the Nazarene and Scab Run.
West Virginia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, and Morgantown.
Curious Dams to Discover
Uncover intriguing dams from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tygart Dam”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.