Stonewall Jackson Lake stood 3.36 feet above its summer-pool elevation in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ morning report for Tuesday, September 29. At 7:30 a.m., the operator measured the reservoir at 1,075.86 feet and reported stained water in both the lake and the tailwaters.
The dated USACE Stonewall Jackson Lake report also supplied temperatures, dam settings and morning weather conditions, along with a warning about floating debris.
Lake and water temperatures
The lake-surface temperature was 71 degrees. Water flowing out of the dam was 69 degrees, while the morning air temperature was 60 degrees. These are three separate readings from the operator’s report; the source lists them in degrees without naming a temperature scale.
USACE described both the reservoir and the tailwaters as stained. The figures describe the September 29 observation, rather than live conditions at the time a reader opens this article.
Dam operations and river gauge
Gates 1 and 2 were each open 4.0 feet. The reported discharge was 1,050 cubic feet per second, and the river-gauge height was 11.26 feet. The reservoir’s 1,075.86-foot elevation was 3.36 feet above the summer-pool mark.
Morning weather
The operator reported cloudy skies and no precipitation during the preceding 24 hours. The 60-degree air reading was part of that morning conditions report.
Operator warning and ramp questions
USACE cautioned boaters to beware of floating debris. It directed questions about boat-launching ramps to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, identified in the source as WVDNR. The report did not supply a particular ramp’s access status or a contact method.
The collector captured the report on the official operator page at 8:25 a.m. EDT September 29. Facebook did not display its original publication time, and the collector could not resolve the individual post permalink; the official page link is the available source.