The Jug

The Jug Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location of The Jug Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia
LocationTyler, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates39°28′05″N 80°52′31″W / 39.46806°N 80.87528°W / 39.46806; -80.87528
Area2,848 acres (11.53 km2)
Elevation900 ft (270 m)
WebsiteWVDNR District 6 Wildlife Management Areas

The Jug — formerly known as the Jug Handle — is a jug-shaped island formed by a horseshoe bend on Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne in Tyler County, West Virginia, USA. It is maintained by the state of West Virginia as The Jug Wildlife Management Area (2,848 acres, including the Jug and much land south of it).

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