Reservoir · West Virginia · United States · USACE CWMS
Burnsville Lake
62.9% full
Capacity
28.95 hm³
Volume stored
18 hm³
Coordinates
38.843°N, 80.620°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
62.9%vs 7 days ago
+0.9%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-09-11.
Catchment Weather
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About Burnsville Lake
As of September 11, 2026, Burnsville Lake is filled to 62.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 18 hm³ of water out of a maximum 29 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.9 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Burnsville Lake — 47 data points between July 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 61.8% (August 11, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (August 18, 2026).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the West Virginia basin at 38.843°N, 80.620°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 62.9%
- Water stored
- 18 hm³
- Total capacity
- 29 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.9 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- West Virginia
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 38.843°N, 80.620°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 62.9% | 18 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 62.5% | 18 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 62.3% | 18 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 62.7% | 18 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 62.9% | 18 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 63.2% | 18 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 62.5% | 18 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 62.0% | 18 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 61.9% | 18 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 62.0% | 18 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 62.0% | 18 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 62.0% | 18 |