Summersville Lake Water Level Today

Summersville Lake is at 1,635.2 ft as of 6:45 p.m. ET, Oct 24, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

1,635.2 ft

Elevation above sea level

16.8 ft

Below full pool of 1,652.0 ft today

Today, 1,635.2 ftFull pool, 1,652.0 ftNormal, 1,621.3 ft

Last 24 hours

−1.16 ft

Last 7 days

−3.94 ft

Last 30 days

−14.22 ft

Compared with normal

13.9 ft above

Updated 6:45 p.m. ET, Oct 24. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Normal is the median level for Oct 24 from 2020 to 2026. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

Summersville Lake level history

30 days1 year

Last 30 daysFull pool, 1,652.0 ft

Last 30 daysFull pool

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool, 1,652.0 ft

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool

Elevation in feet, one reading per day. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Common questions

Is Summersville Lake full?

No. It is 16.8 ft below its full pool elevation of 1,652.0 ft.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 13.9 ft above the median level for Oct 24 across the stored record.

Is Summersville Lake rising or falling?

Falling: it is down 3.94 ft over the last 7 days.

Records

Highest since Aug 2020	1,655.1 ft	Aug 2022
Lowest since Aug 2020	1,517.3 ft	Dec 2021
This year's high	1,653.9 ft	Aug 2026
This year's low	1,611.9 ft	Feb 2026

Daily levels since August 2020. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Lake facts

Operator	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
Dam	Summersville Dam
Full pool today	1,652.0 ft
Normal storage	191,540 acre-ft
Surface area	2,790 acres
County	Nicholas

Full pool: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (it changes with the season). Dam facts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams.

Other lakes near Summersville Lake

All West Virginia lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Sutton Lake	not reported	920.3 ft	−2.48 ft	6:30 p.m. ET, Oct 24
Bluestone Lake	not reported	1,410.6 ft	−0.54 ft	7:00 p.m. ET, Oct 24
Tygart Lake	not reported	1,065.6 ft	−26.53 ft	6:00 p.m. ET, Oct 24
Philpott Reservoir	not reported	970.7 ft	+0.09 ft	6:55 p.m. ET, Oct 24
Grayson Lake	not reported	643.4 ft	−0.25 ft	6:15 p.m. ET, Oct 24
Dillon Lake	not reported	737.8 ft	−0.01 ft	6:15 p.m. ET, Oct 24

Sutton Lake920.3 ft Bluestone Lake1,410.6 ft Tygart Lake1,065.6 ft Philpott Reservoir970.7 ft Grayson Lake643.4 ft Dillon Lake737.8 ft

All West Virginia lakes

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