Stonewall Jackson Lake was 0.20 feet below its summer pool elevation at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The lake’s elevation was 1072.30 feet, and the Corps warned boaters to watch for floating debris.
Lake level and discharge
Gates No. 1 and No. 2 were each open 0.75 feet. Discharge was 200 cubic feet per second, and the river gauge height was 9.04 feet.
Water and weather conditions
The lake and tailwaters were both stained. Lake-surface temperature was 69 degrees, outflow water temperature was 68 degrees and air temperature was 56 degrees. The report did not specify a temperature scale.
The morning sky was partly cloudy, with no precipitation reported in the previous 24 hours.
Boat ramp questions
The Corps directed questions about boat launching ramps to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.