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. (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. — 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. — The first of what will be five weekend releases of water from Summersville Lake are getting started. The controlled release of water for the fall draw-down is done in conjunction ...

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 ...

Gauley season started Friday with a “blast from the past” as the Army Corps of Engineers opened overflow valve No. 3, giving rafters an old school view of 20,944 gallons of water per second pouring ...

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 ...