Summersville Volunteers Recognized for 2016 Flood Recovery Efforts

Summersville Lake

In late June 2016, Summersville Lake reached its 2nd highest pool of record in history. The drainage basin received nearly 5-7 inches of rain in less than a 12 hour period. The entire project was evacuated, including a corps managed campground, a concessionaire campground, marina, day use areas in only about 6 hours as the lake elevation climbed 42 feet in the next 48 hours.

Cultivating Mussels

Burnsville Lake

​Through a partnership between U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, mussels were cultivated in Burnsville Lake and several other lakes within West Virginia.

Winfield Locks and Dam

Kara Wagner

Though the purpose of the Winfield Locks and Dam is navigation, there are also 5 recreation areas; visitors center, overlook, observation areas, serveral nature/wildlife habit ponds and over 1 1/2 miles of fishing acess.

Congressman Alex Mooney Visits Sutton Dam

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Congressman Mooney and several members of his staff, including District Director Chad Story visited Sutton Dam. Lake Manager Brandy Acord escorted them on a tour of the 6th floor of the dam and out onto the crest gate machinery platforms, where they were briefed on how the FRM features work.

Mitigation Banks under the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404

Josh Bennett

Justin Elkins, Mitigation Banking Program Manager, conducts a site visit to inspect wetland that was established as part of Mitigation Banking.

Bluestone Celebrations

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On July 9, 2019 the Bluestone Dam Safety Assurance Team were joined by U.S. Congresswoman Carol Miller from the 3rd District of West Virginia and representatives from Senator Manchin and Senator Capito, as well Hinton City Mayor Joe Blankenship, the WV Division of Natural Resources Director Stephen McDaniel, and Tim Tailor from Brayman Construction to help celebrate major accomplishments since the receipt of full funding in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Bluestone Dam Edges Closer to Completion

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The makeover at Bluestone Dam has been a slow process – but the final part of the process is now underway. Located on the scenic New River in southern West Virginia, the dam is a massive concrete structure built in the 1940s to reduce flooding across the state. It’s enjoyed a long history of success, preventing more than $6 billion in flood damages during its lifetime - but the ability of the dam to withstand a major storm was called into question in the late 1990s.

Science and Sutton Lake go hand in hand!

​We are excited about our partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and WV DNR on this mussel study! USFWS, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the WVDNR partnered together to test the feasibility of extensively culturing freshwater mussels in three U.S. Army Corps of Engineer reservoirs in WV. USFWS and the WVDNR placed three cages with ~30 Largemouth bass infested with Pocketbook glochidia (larval mussels) in Sutton reservoir on 6/7/2018.

Sutton

Sutton Dam

New Technology at R.D. Bailey

The R. D. Bailey Lake Dam was recently updated with new technology: automated piezometers which were installed on December 9, 2017.

Summersville Lake

Summersville Lake

Marmet Locks and Dam

Marmet Locks and Dam