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Stonewall Jackson Lake stands 1.81 feet above winter pool; boaters warned of debris

Stonewall Jackson Lake stood at 1,069.31 feet Thursday morning, 1.81 feet above winter pool. Lake-surface temperature was 64 degrees, with outflow water and air both at 62 degrees; USACE warned boaters about floating debris.

By Lewis County NewsroomLewis County Portal newsroom
File photo, August 2026: the downstream side of Stonewall Jackson Dam. This photograph does not show the conditions on the date of this report.
Photo: File photo — Andrew Byrne / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (public domain; no endorsement implied)

Stonewall Jackson Lake stood at 1,069.31 feet at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 5, putting it 1.81 feet above winter pool elevation, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The agency reported stained water in both the lake and tailwaters and warned boaters to watch for floating debris.

Lake and river readings

Gates No. 1 and No. 2 were each open 0.50 feet. Discharge was 120 cubic feet per second, and the river gauge height was 8.84 feet.

Temperatures and weather

The lake-surface temperature was 64 degrees. Outflow water and air temperatures were both 62 degrees. The report did not specify a temperature scale.

Morning skies were cloudy, with 0.48 inches of precipitation recorded over the preceding 24 hours.

Boat-launching questions

USACE directed questions about boat-launching ramps to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.

Read the USACE Stonewall Jackson Lake report.

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