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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.
On June 23, 2016, a flood hit areas of the U.S. state of West Virginia and nearby parts of Virginia, resulting in 23 deaths. The flooding was the result of 8 to 10 inches (200 to 250 mm) of rain falling over a period of 12 hours, resulting in a flood that was among the deadliest in West Virginia history. [3]
The USACE constructed Summersville Lake between 1960 and 1966 to control flooding in an 803-square-mile (2,080 km 2) area of the Gauley and Kanawha rivers' watershed. [3] President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the Summersville Lake and Dam on September 3, 1966.
Severe flooding in the Midwest has left at least two people dead as heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse, a historic dam to be on the brink of failure and an entire town to be cut off by ...
More gauges are likely to reach moderate and major flood stage as water continues to run downhill. As of Sunday morning, some stations are already reporting 36 hour rainfall totals over half a foot.
The Army Corps of Engineers abruptly began releasing large flows on Friday, sending water streaming from Terminus Dam into the Kaweah River near Visalia and from Schafer Dam into the Tule River ...
Adamsville, never rebuilt after being largely destroyed by a flood.; Alamo Crossing, Submerged in Alamo Lake. [8]Aubrey Landing, flooded during the formation of Lake Havasu.
Between July 26 and August 1, 2022, widespread and catastrophic flooding swept through portions of eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, and southern West Virginia. 45 people died from the floods. Entire homes and parts of some communities were swept away by flood waters, leading to costly damage to infrastructure in the region.