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Summersville Lake Water Level

West Virginia

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Summersville Lake is currently 17.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1634.6 feet.

1634.63 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · USACE LRH District

Current level

1,634.63ft

−17.37 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.23 ft

Previous readingOct 241,635.01 ft

7-day change

Down 4.49 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 14.32 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1634.63 ft
24h
-0.23 ft
7d
-4.49 ft
30d
-14.32 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Summersville Lake is currently 1634.63 ft, 17.37 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 4.49 ft over the past 7 days and 14.32 ft over the past 30 days.

Summersville Lake Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

17.37 ft below full pool

Current level
1,634.63 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

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

No official drought (D1–D4) reported for the surrounding county.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Nicholas County, WV

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Nicholas County, WV. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

No D1–D4 area is reported for the surrounding county.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Nicholas County, WV

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 20261,634.78-0.23
Oct 24, 20261,635.01-0.2
Oct 23, 20261,635.21-2.06
Oct 22, 20261,637.27-2.66
Oct 21, 20261,639.93-1
Oct 20, 20261,640.93+0.54
Oct 19, 20261,640.39+1.12

Common questions about Summersville Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Summersville Lake is 1,634.63 ft (updated 4 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 4.49 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Summersville Lake is currently 17.37 ft below full pool.

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

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