Of the 4 West Virginia lakes here with a published full pool, 2 are at or above full pool and 2 sit below it. Another 5 have no full-pool figure and read against their own records instead. The newest reading on this page is from September 24, 2026.
| Lake | Level now | Full pool | Against full pool | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Randolph Lake USACE Baltimore District | 1448.46 ft | 1466.00 ft | 17.5 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons | September 24, 2026 |
| Summersville Lake USACE Huntington District (LRH) | 1648.99 ft | 1652.00 ft | 3.0 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons | September 24, 2026 |
| Beech Fork Lake USACE Huntington District | 593.17 ft | not published | Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons. | September 24, 2026 |
| Bluestone Lake USACE Huntington District | 1410.00 ft | not published | Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons. | September 24, 2026 |
| Burnsville Lake USACE Huntington District | 799.30 ft | not published | Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons. | September 24, 2026 |
| East Lynn Lake USACE Huntington District | 662.15 ft | not published | Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons. | September 24, 2026 |
| Stonewall Jackson Lake USACE Pittsburgh District | 1077.24 ft | 1072.53 ft | 4.7 ft above full pool — unusually high for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Sutton Lake USACE Huntington District | 926.57 ft | not published | Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons. | September 24, 2026 |
| Tygart Lake USACE Pittsburgh District | 1122.21 ft | 1093.45 ft | 28.8 ft above full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons | September 24, 2026 |
“Full pool” means the conservation pool — what that is, and what it is not. Lakes with no published figure are read against their own seasonal record instead.
West Virginia lake levels, asked and answered
What are the lake levels in West Virginia today?
Of the 4 West Virginia lakes here with a published full pool, 2 are at or above full pool and 2 sit below it. Another 5 have no full-pool figure and read against their own records instead. The newest reading on this page is from September 24, 2026.
Which West Virginia lake is furthest below full pool?
Jennings Randolph Lake is the furthest down of the West Virginia lakes on this page, at 17.5 ft below its full pool.
Where do these West Virginia lake levels come from?
Each row is the gauge the agency that runs the lake publishes — the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the state water agency or the US Geological Survey, depending on the lake. Open a lake and its own page re-reads that gauge as the page loads, wherever the agency lets a browser do it.