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WV Wildlife: Improving Fish Habitat at Summersville Lake

NICHOLAS COUNTY, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — It's one of the most popular places in the state for summer fun. But this time of the year--it looks more like a lifeless moonscape. Summersville Lake was made for ...
West Virginia MetroNews

Justice eager to sign bill to designate Summersville Lake as new state park

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice says he plans on signing a bill that would immediately designate Summersville Lake as West Virginia’s newest State Park. Jim Justice “There are a lot of things ...
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Legislation aims to name Summersville Lake as West Virginia’s newest state park

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia will soon be opening its 36th state park, Summersville Lake State Park. The northern shore of the state’s largest lake ...
West Virginia MetroNews

Low water will cut short the boating season at Summersville Lake

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — A lack of rainfall has caused Summersville Lake to start dropping well ahead of the normal drawdown schedule. The low water levels will force the Summersville Lake Marina to ...
The Herald-Dispatch

3 new campgrounds open at Summersville Lake State Park, WV's newest recreation area

Summersville Lake State Park, the newest unit of West Virginia’s state park system, on Friday officially opened three campgrounds, with accommodations ranging from primitive tent sites to premium, ...
Yahoo

Summersville Lake to be newest unit in West Virginia State Parks system

Aug. 10—Gov. Jim Justice announced Sunday that he wants Summersville Lake to become West Virginia's 36th state park. On Wednesday afternoon in an administration update briefing, Justice praised the ...
Politifact

Is West Virginia's Summersville Lake the clearest in the East?

Does West Virginia have the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River? Gov. Jim Justice said so in a tweet. In the Aug. 17 tweet, Justice said, "According to SCUBA divers, Summersville ...
The Herald-Dispatch

WV poised to add new state park at Summersville Lake through public-private partnership

CHARLESTON — West Virginia is suddenly poised to add a new state park. Gov. Jim Justice announced Sunday afternoon a plan for West Virginia to open its 36th state park on the northern shore of ...
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WV Wildlife: Structures Drawing in a wide variety of Fish at Summersville Lake

NICHOLAS COUNTY, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — It doesn't really matter what type of species you're talking about, but most fish like cover. That cover can be rock outcrops, weeds or even trees--just something to ...
The Register-Herald

W.Va. Week in History - Summersville Lake

Summersville Lake, located on the Gauley River in Nicholas County, is West Virginia’s largest lake, with 2,790 surface acres at summer pool stage and 60 miles of shoreline. The dam was built between ...
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Tunnel Inspection at Summersville Lake

SUMMERSVILLE, WV – The United States Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District performed an inspection of the tunnel at Summersville Dam as part of the Periodic Inspection Program on Wednesday, ...