East Lynn Dam
Dam in Wayne County, West Virginia · East Fk Twelvepole Creek · forms East Lynn Lake
Height
113 ft
34 m (NID height)
Length
652 ft
199 m
Completed
1971
East Lynn Lake today
662.34 ft
7 days ▼ 0.63 ft
Normal storage
17,190 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 113 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Huntington District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 82,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,005 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 92 ft
- Drainage area
- 133 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 230 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Huntington District
- Also known as
- East Lynn Lake
- NID ID
- WV09901
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 24, 2026. Search NID ID WV09901 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.