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"It took a lot of collaboration over many months with all of our partners ... Each of the two intake gates at Summersville Dam are fitted with three knife valves. They are used to refill the ...
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Gauley Season participants are familiar with the Summersville Dam but many may not know the engineering and history that went into its creation. Controlled releases of ...
gate surge relief, flood control systems, irrigation facilities, and draining reservoirs or ponds. Summersville Dam was built under the supervision of the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of ...
“Those gates remain open at all times so we can pass water through the conduit that goes through the dam to the tailwater,” said Summersville Lake Manager Toby Wood. “By lowering the water ...
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Gauley River flows below the Summersville Dam will be temporarily stopped later this month while crews inspect the dam’s outflow tunnel. The U.S. Army Corps of ...