Stonewall Jackson Lake stood at 1,075.23 feet at 7:30 a.m. September 30, 2026, placing it 2.73 feet above summer pool elevation, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ daily report. The operator reported stained water in both the lake and tailwaters and warned boaters to beware of floating debris.
Lake conditions and temperatures
The lake’s surface temperature was 71 degrees, while outflow water measured 69 degrees. The report did not specify a temperature scale.
Both the lake and tailwaters were described as stained. The floating-debris warning was the operator’s specific instruction to boaters.
Dam operations
Gates No. 1 and No. 2 were each open 4.0 feet. The report listed outflow at 1,050 CFS and a river gauge height of 11.26 feet.
Morning weather
Heavy fog was reported that morning, with an air temperature of 52 degrees. No precipitation had been recorded during the preceding 24 hours.
Boat-launching questions
The Corps directed questions about boat-launching ramps to WVDNR. The report did not provide a contact number or describe individual ramp conditions.
The dated report appeared on the USACE Stonewall Jackson Lake Facebook page and was captured September 30 at 8:41 a.m. Eastern time. Its original posting time was not displayed; the lake-elevation observation was explicitly recorded for 7:30 a.m.
The collector captured this report on the official USACE Stonewall Jackson Lake Facebook page but could not resolve its individual post permalink; this page link is the available source. The post's publication time was not displayed.