Patterson Creek No.46
Dam in Mineral County, West Virginia · Painter Run · forms Painter Run
Height
71 ft
22 m (NID height)
Length
475 ft
145 m
Completed
1965
Painter Run today
20.95 ft
7 days ▼ 0.27 ft
Normal storage
215 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- WV Conservation Agency (State)
- Maximum storage
- 806 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 14 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 62 ft
- Drainage area
- 2 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled
- Army Corps district
- Baltimore District
- Also known as
- Painter Run Or Ft. Ashby Lake
- NID ID
- WV05718
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID WV05718 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.