Summersville Lake

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Summersville Dam
Summersville Lake
Location	Nicholas County, near Summersville, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°13′23″N 80°53′26″W / 38.22306°N 80.89056°W / 38.22306; -80.89056
Construction began	1960
Opening date	1966
Operator(s)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Gauley River
Height	390 feet (120 m)
Length	2,280 feet (690 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Summersville Lake
Surface area	2,700 acres (11 km2)
Normal elevation	1,652 feet (504 m)

Summersville Lake is a reservoir located in the US state of West Virginia. The lake is formed by a rock-fill dam (Summersville Dam) on the Gauley River, south of Summersville in Nicholas County. It is the largest lake in West Virginia, with 2,700 acres (1,100 ha) of water and over 60 miles (97 km) of shoreline at the summer pool water level. Its maximum depth is 327 feet. Part of the northern shore of the lake is managed by the West Virginia State Park system.^[1]