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• Elk River

  … 1961, the "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/843 completed a multi-purpose water resource dam on Elk at Sutton, 71 miles below the river’s origin, creating "Sutton Lake":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ …

• Flat Top Lake

  Flat Top Lake, like other lakes in West Virginia, is an artificial lake, formed by damming Glade Creek on "Flat Top Mountain":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2188 in southern Raleigh County. It was first developed in the early 1950s as a …

• Flood Control

  … and finished in 1938. "Bluestone Dam":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … other Corps of Engineers flood-control dams followed, including "Summersville": … remain navigable year-round. Flood-control dams operate on a simple storage …

• The Environment

  … forests of maple and yellow poplar. Huge dams at "Bluestone":https://www. … lakes, as well as the locks and dams on the navigable rivers, changed free- … , and aquatic plant populations. Additional large dams built more recently have continued to …

• Fauna

  … , and the chestnut blight. One of the most significant was the damming of rivers. West Virginia has no natural lakes, apart from … that required deep lake waters typically did not exist here. As dams were constructed on the Ohio River and on the Bluestone, …

• Red House Shoal

  … shoal was a serious obstacle to navigation before the river was dammed and its depth increased. Beginning in 1829, the State … House remained difficult until the high-lift "locks and dams":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1428 were built in …

• St. Albans

  … ":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/649, and a carriage maker. St. Albans entrepreneurs established a "lock and dam system on Coal River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1368 and promoted a branch railroad system there. The …

• Hawks Nest State Park

  … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1524 visited the area in 1812, Hawks Nest State Park occupies cliffs, streams, and a lake formed by damming the "New River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1637 in 1934. The park sits on both sides of U.S …

• Shenandoah Bloomery

  … plantation of William Vestal lying upon Shunandore _[sic]_.’’ Mayberry agreed to erect a bloomery, raceways, water wheels, and dam. The completed bloomery was located in "Jefferson County":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/993 on the north …

• Beech Fork Lake

  … and opened to the public in 1978. The lake was created by damming the Beech and Miller forks of Twelvepole Creek. Beech Fork … a boat launch ramp, picnicking and playgrounds, and hiking trails. The dam and visitors center are located in Wayne County, at the …

• Beech Fork State Park

  … Corps of Engineers created a 720-acre "lake":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/428 by constructing Beech Fork Dam near Lavalette. In 1979, Governor "Rockefeller":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/110 recommended a $5.1 …

• Spencer State Hospital

  … own water and power supplies. An additional 295 acres west of the facility were used for patient recreation and the hospital dam’s watershed. The institution maintained an open-door policy within the hospital grounds, with patients free to come and go, …

• Summers County

  … articles/577 rivers. During the mid-20th century, "Bluestone Dam":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/575 was constructed to control flooding on New River. This dam created Bluestone Lake, which has become a major recreational facility …

• Braxton County

  … . In 1961, the Army Corps of Engineers completed a "dam on Elk River at Sutton":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … 1,520 surface acres of water at summer pool stage. "Another dam":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/731 was completed on …

• Sutton

  … this 1890–1920 period. After 1930, when the population peaked at 1,205, Sutton once again slowed in development. "Sutton Dam and Lake":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/652 were built on the Elk River upstream from the town in 1961, …

• Teays River

  … reached present West Virginia, but one of the early advances created an ice dam across the Teays River in the vicinity of Chillicothe, Ohio. The water impounded by the ice dam created what is called Lake Teays or Lake Tight, in honor of …

• Tomlinson Run State Park

  … built of massive stone, a hallmark throughout West Virginia of the expert handiwork of the CCC crews. The Tomlinson Run dam was built, 1940–42, by the federal "Works Progress Administration":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1350 (WPA). …

• Tygart Valley River

  … /584. The turnpike was traversed by Northern and Southern troops in the Civil War, and in 1861 a major battle was fought at nearby Rich Mountain. West Virginia’s first flood-control dam was built on the Tygart Valley River near Grafton in 1935–38.

• Cacapon State Park

  … 1195 constructed an 11-room log inn in the wide glen at the east side of the mountain. The CCC workers also built a dam and lake, and park facilities soon included a bathhouse, beach, picnic sites, and rental cabins. The park grew in following decades with …

• The Weather

  … half of the 20th century. Widespread logging was a direct contributor to that increase in river flooding. Flood control efforts, including dams and flood walls, decreased flooding on many rivers during the last half of the 20th century. Yet, major floods …

• Webster County

  … ,000. The population was 8,378 in 2020. With the increased interest in outdoor recreation and the construction of dams at nearby "Summersville":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/631 and "Sutton":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ …

• James River & Kanawha Canal

  … Roanoke. While the work was being done on the James, the Kanawha River was improved by clearing channels, dredging, and building wing dams. Although the Civil War brought the project to a halt, work resumed as soon as the conflict was over. The James …

• West Virginia National Guard

  … of capacities, lending aid to West Virginians during natural disasters caused by periodic flooding and to victims of the coal refuse dam break on "Buffalo Creek":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/697 in 1972. As part of its military mission, …

• Cheat Mountain Club

  … covered with paper outlines of trophy trout caught in the nearby stream. Rock-strewn "Shavers Fork":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/293 runs behind the building, with cut stone steps leading down into the pool created by a low dam.

• West Virginia Water Festival

  … ;:http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/623 in mid-summer each year, had its origins in the late 1950s. The nearby "Bluestone Dam and Lake":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/575 had been completed in 1952, and the idea of a water show had …