Brushy Fork Lake
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Brushy Fork Lake is an 18 acres (7 ha) impoundment
on the South Branch South Fork Potomac River located three miles (5 km) south of Sugar Grove
in southeastern Pendleton County
, West Virginia
, USA. Brushy Fork Lake lies in the Dry River District of the George Washington National Forest.
Impoundment
Impoundment is the election of a President of the United States not to spend money that has been appropriated by the U.S. Congress. The precedent for presidential impoundment was first set by Thomas Jefferson in 1801. The power was available to all presidents up to and including Richard Nixon, and...
on the South Branch South Fork Potomac River located three miles (5 km) south of Sugar Grove
Sugar Grove, West Virginia
Sugar Grove is an American government communications site located in Pendleton County, West Virginia operated by the National Security Agency. According to a in the New York Times, the site intercepts all international communications entering the Eastern United States.The site was first developed...
in southeastern Pendleton County
Pendleton County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,196 people, 3,350 households, and 2,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, USA. Brushy Fork Lake lies in the Dry River District of the George Washington National Forest.