1648.99 ft USACE project datum (ft MSL)
level 3.0 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE lake gauge) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Summersville Lake full?
Not quite — 3.0 ft below full pool as of September 24, 2026
How full is Summersville Lake? Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
This year vs the years that matter
This year's trace against the finished years this gauge has published. Its public daily record begins in 2020, so the driest and wettest years are not named yet: that takes 8 finished years, and the lake regulars will remember wetter and drier years than any line here.
- 2026 (this year)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2024
- 2023
Full pool, datum, and the gauge
"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.
| Full pool | 1652.00 ft USACE project datum (ft MSL) · per USACE Huntington District (LRH) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USACE lake gauge · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data |
| Datum | USACE project datum (ft MSL) — Full pool = 2026 guide-curve max (1652.0, summer pool; deep winter drawdown to 1575). NWPS lid SULW2 is the same gauge (alternate). |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.
Quick answers
What is the lake level for Summersville Lake today?
Summersville Lake is at 1648.99 ft (USACE project datum (ft MSL)) as of September 24, 2026 — 3.0 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.
Is Summersville Lake full?
Not quite — at 1648.99 ft on September 24, 2026, Summersville Lake is 3.0 ft below its full pool of 1652.00 ft (USACE project datum (ft MSL)).
How full is Summersville Lake?
Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
What is full pool for Summersville Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Summersville Lake is 1652.00 ft USACE project datum (ft MSL), per USACE Huntington District (LRH) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.