Reservoir · West Virginia · United States · USACE CWMS
R.D. Bailey Lake
73.9% full
Capacity
42.31 hm³
Volume stored
31 hm³
Coordinates
37.599°N, 81.819°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
73.9%vs 7 days ago
+0.4%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-09-11.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About R.D. Bailey Lake
As of September 11, 2026, R.D. Bailey Lake is filled to 73.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 31 hm³ of water out of a maximum 42 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 (+0.4 pts).
Across the readings we hold for R.D. Bailey Lake — 47 data points between July 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 73.0% (August 25, 2026) to a high of 82.5% (August 12, 2026).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the West Virginia basin at 37.599°N, 81.819°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 73.9%
- Water stored
- 31 hm³
- Total capacity
- 42 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.4 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- West Virginia
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 37.599°N, 81.819°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 73.9% | 31 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 73.9% | 31 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 73.7% | 31 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 73.7% | 31 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 73.6% | 31 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 73.4% | 31 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 73.4% | 31 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 73.5% | 31 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 73.5% | 31 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 73.5% | 31 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 73.4% | 31 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 73.3% | 31 |