Upper Buffalo Creek 37a
Dam in Marion County, West Virginia · Whetstone Run · forms Whetstone Run
Height
54 ft
16 m (NID height)
Length
410 ft
125 m
Completed
1990
Whetstone Run today
1,016.25 ft
7 days ▼ 0.29 ft
Normal storage
76 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- Monongahela CD (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 944 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 8 acres
- Drainage area
- 2 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled
- Army Corps district
- Pittsburgh District
- Also known as
- Whetstone Run
- NID ID
- WV04931
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID WV04931 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.