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Summersville Lake Drawdown to begin

Huntington District
Published Nov. 18, 2024
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Huntington District --

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. - The Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces Summersville Lake will begin drawing down in order to perform maintenance on the dam November 18, 2024.

There will be no boat launching facilities available for the public after November 17th until work is complete and the lake is returned to normal winter pool.

The work being conducted on the dam is projected to start on December 2nd. To prevent harm to fish populations in the lake at these low levels, outflow is limited to lower levels which can make it difficult to maintain the proper lake elevation necessary. With proper weather conditions permitting acceptable lake levels, the Huntington District is expecting the work will be completed before the end of January.

For more information, please contact the Public Affairs Office at 304-399-5353.

 


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Release no. 24-162

Summersville Lake
Huntingto District
Drawdown
The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in exempted or excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.