Stonewall Jackson Lake’s Sept. 28 report warned boaters of floating debris. At 7:30 a.m. that day, the lake elevation was 1,076.47 feet, or 3.97 feet above summer pool.
The report said gates 1 and 2 were each open 4 feet, with an outflow of 1,050 cubic feet per second and a river gauge height of 11.28 feet. The lake and tailwaters were stained. The lake’s surface temperature was 71 degrees, and the outflow temperature was 69 degrees.
The report recorded cloudy skies, an air temperature of 59 degrees and no precipitation in the preceding 24 hours. It directs questions about boat launching ramps to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The post was captured early Sept. 29; its original posting time was unavailable.