Sutton Lake lake and shoreline

Sutton Lake Water Level

West Virginia

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Sutton Lake is currently at a water-surface elevation of 922.0 feet.

922.00 ft · Updated 16 hours ago · USACE LRH District

Current level

922ft

Status unavailable

A verified operating range is not available for this lake.

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 9922 ft

7-day change

No meaningful change

7-day trend: Stable

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

No meaningful change

5 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

922 ft922 ft922 ftSep 7Sep 11

Level status

Summary updating

This comparison needs the current level and full pool. We use the live feed when present, otherwise the latest daily summary when it includes a pool comparison.

DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Water-surface elevation (ft)
Elevation reference
Not available
Source
USACE LRH District

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Braxton 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 Braxton County, WV

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    922 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    922 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    922 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    922 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    922 ft

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Common questions about Sutton Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Sutton Lake is 922 ft (updated 16 hours ago). You can track the Sutton Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Over the past seven days the Sutton Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Readings refresh when USACE LRH District publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

Lake level glossary

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

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