After more than half a century of performance at Summersville Dam a second fixed cone valve is being replaced. The new valve costing around $800,000 and weighing 35 tons will be put into service by a ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — The gorge downstream from Summersville Dam on the Gauley River will be running abnormally low this week. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials shut off the flow from the dam ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Just in time for free fishing weekend June 8 and 9, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR), in cooperation with the West Virginia Professional River Outfitters ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (Dec. 9, 2013) -- One of the most important missions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers carries out is reducing the risk of flooding. The Summersville Dam here, the second largest ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — The roar of water filled the air at the Summersville Lake Dam Tuesday as officials did a release due to recent rains. A spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

SUMMERSVILLE – On a September day in 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson stood before a crowd of people and said the dam here is a sign of West Virginia's destiny. "We come here today to consummate an ...

As our region gets hit with a wave of wet weather, the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers has released water from Summersville Lake Tuesday. The Corps also released dramatic slow motion video as it turned ...

To prepare for Gauley Fest, all year, whitewater paddlers train - both for the river and, paddlers often joke, for the after-party, which has a reputation of going all night. Gauley Fest is the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. – Carnifex Ferry is not Gettysburg. It’s not Antietam. It’s not Shiloh. It was ...