Summersville Lake

Time of last update: 0600 EST 16 MAY 2012

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NOTE: All official forecasts are published by the National Weather Service.


Current Pool: 1652.81 (ft)at 0530
Summer Pool: 1652.00  
Winter Pool: 1575.00  
Alert Pool: 1680.00  
Record Pool: 1711.70 (5 March 1966 )
Spillway Crest: 1710.00  
Top of Dam: 1738.00  
Click on "Current Pool" for last 3 days lake elevation.


Outflow Discharge Controls
Current Outflow as of 0530 was 4253.39 (cfs)
Stage as of 0530 was 12.42 (ft)
  Summer (April 16 - Nov 30) Winter (Dec 1 - April 15)
  Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) Stage (ft) Flow (cfs)
Minimum: Elev < 1652.00 FT 6.73 100.0 6.73 100.0
Minimum: Elev > 1652.00 FT 7.07 200.0 7.07 200.0
Maximum w/o Directive: 16.20 10100.0 16.20 10100.0
Maximum w/ Directive: 18.30 14800.0 18.30 14800.0


Downstream Controls
  Current
Conditions		 Summer
Controls		 Winter
Controls		 Flow
Time
Station Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) (hrs)
Belva at 0500 6.08 6587.74 18.00 42500.0 18.00 42500.0 4.0 hrs
Kanawha Falls at 0500 10.65 42376.93 22.00 146000.0 22.00 146000.0 5.0 hrs
Charleston Lock 6 at 0500 21.29 --- 36.00* --- 36.00* --- 11.0 hrs
Point Pleasant at 0500 25.20 --- 45.00 --- 45.00 --- 48.0 hrs
Red indicates stage is greater than 90% of Control


Summersville Impact Elevations
           1520.00: Lower limit of augmentation storage.
Below 1574.00: Long Point launch ramp closes.
           1575.00: WINTER POOL ELEVATION
Below 1624.00: Battle Run Launch Ramp B closes.
Below 1639.00: Salmon Run launch ramp closes.
Below 1641.00: Marina closes 310 slips. Boat house and Marina closed.
Below 1644.00: Marina 6 slips closed.
Below 1644.00: Marina 53 slips closed.
Below 1646.00: Marina 60 bankside slips closed. Dive shop closes.
Below 1648.00: Mountain Lake Campground beach and Battle Run beach closed.
Below 1649.00: Battle Run launch ramp A closes.
           1652.00: SUMMER POOL ELEVATION
Above 1654.00: Long Point launch ramp and Battle Run campground peninsula sites closed.
Above 1657.30: Salmon Run Road flooded.
Above 1658.00: Battle Run launch ramp and beach closed, Battle Run Road closed.
Above1670.00: Battle Run and Long Point restrooms flooded.
Above 1675.00: Battle Run entrance station 1 flooded.
Red indicates current conditions
Orange indicates pool within 1' of the impacting elevation