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Dossier #2918 · GRanD 1709

Summersville Dam

🇺🇸United States · Gauley River River

Built 1965 · Dam · data quality: Good

Flood controlRecreationFisheriesOther
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
119 m
Crest length
695 m
Reservoir capacity
509.9 MCM
Reservoir area
4.8 km²
Average depth
105.8 m
Catchment
2,061 km²
Avg discharge
40,145 L/s
Elevation
483 masl
Degree of regulation
40.3 %

Notes

Built 1965

Provenance

Record 2918 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 38.2242, -80.8902.