Summersville Lake lake and shoreline

Summersville Lake Water Level

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Summersville Lake is currently 0.5 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1651.5 feet.

1651.49 ft · Updated 2 hours ago · USACE LRH District

Current level

1,651.49ft

−0.51 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.51 ft

Previous readingSep 91,652.41 ft

7-day change

Down 0.55 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.55 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

1652 ft1652 ft1652 ftFULL POOL 1652.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

0.51 ft below full pool

Current level
1,651.49 ft
Full pool
1,652 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE LRH District

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,652 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Nicholas County, WV

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

No official drought is reported for the surrounding watershed.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Nicholas County, WV

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    1,651.9 ft

    -0.51 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    1,652.41 ft

    -0.08 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    1,652.49 ft

    +0.04 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    1,652.45 ft

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Common questions about Summersville Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Summersville Lake is 1,651.49 ft (updated 2 hours ago). You can track the Summersville Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Summersville Lake is 1,652 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Summersville Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.55 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Summersville Lake is currently 0.51 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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