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Lake_Sherwood_(West_Virginia) Latitude and Longitude:

38°00′04″N 80°00′37″W / 38.0012°N 80.0103°W / 38.0012; -80.0103
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Lake Sherwood
2006
Location of the reservoir in West Virginia.
Location of the reservoir in West Virginia.
Lake Sherwood
Location Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°00′04″N 80°00′37″W / 38.0012°N 80.0103°W / 38.0012; -80.0103
Type reservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area164 acres (0.66 km2)

Lake Sherwood is a 164-acre (0.66 km2) reservoir located within the Lake Sherwood Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA. The recreation area surrounding Lake Sherwood contains camping and picnicking facilities as well as a non-fossil fuel boating site and a beach for swimmers. It also includes several easy hikes, some with attractive lake views. The lake is located near community of Neola and covers most of the farmland of Richard Rider and Jane Dixon Rider who settled the land around 1790.

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