Reservoir · West Virginia · United States · USACE CWMS
Summersville Lake
92.8% full
Capacity
236.26 hm³
Volume stored
219 hm³
Coordinates
38.223°N, 80.890°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
92.8%vs 7 days ago
-0.6%losing
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
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About Summersville Lake
As of September 11, 2026, Summersville Lake is filled to 92.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 219 hm³ of water out of a maximum 236 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.6 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Summersville Lake — 47 data points between July 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 92.8% (September 11, 2026) to a high of 95.5% (August 17, 2026).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the West Virginia basin at 38.223°N, 80.890°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 92.8%
- Water stored
- 219 hm³
- Total capacity
- 236 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.6 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- West Virginia
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 38.223°N, 80.890°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 92.8% | 219 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 93.0% | 220 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 93.4% | 221 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 93.3% | 220 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 93.4% | 221 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 93.5% | 221 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 93.6% | 221 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 93.4% | 221 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 93.3% | 220 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 93.3% | 220 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 93.2% | 220 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 93.2% | 220 |