North Fork Hughes River Site 21c Dam
Dam in Ritchie County, West Virginia · North Fork · forms North Fork Hughes River near Cairo
Height
86 ft
26 m (NID height)
Length
964 ft
294 m
Completed
2002
North Fork Hughes River near Cairo today
42.45 ft
7 days ▼ 1.27 ft
Normal storage
3,812 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Other
- Owner
- WV Conservation Agency (State)
- Maximum storage
- 44,232 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 305 acres
- Drainage area
- 93 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled
- Army Corps district
- Huntington District
- Also known as
- North Fork of The Hughes
- NID ID
- WV08512
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID WV08512 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.