Sutton Dam
Dam in Braxton County, West Virginia · Elk River · forms Sutton Lake
Height
210 ft
64 m (NID height)
Length
1,178 ft
359 m
Completed
1960
Sutton Lake today
920.58 ft
7 days ▼ 2.94 ft
Normal storage
60,100 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 210 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Huntington District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 265,300 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,520 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 190 ft
- Drainage area
- 537 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 240 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Huntington District
- Also known as
- Sutton Lake
- NID ID
- WV00701
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 1, 2026. Search NID ID WV00701 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.