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  • Sutton Lake Chestnut Orchard

    The Sutton Lake Project partnered with the American Chestnut Foundation and GSC to plant American Chestnut trees. Thirty-six seedings were planted at our new Chestnut orchard.

  • Sutton Lake Day-Use Fee Collection Begins May 1

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Collection of day-use fees will begin for the season at Sutton Lake on May 1, 2022. The fee amount will remain the same as in the past. However, we will only accept credit card payments going forward - no cash will be collected or accepted.

  • AmeriCorps Volunteer Team

    The Sutton Lake staff successfully acquired eight days of assistance from an AmeriCorps Volunteer Team to focus on trail building. AmeriCorps, a federal agency for community service and volunteerism missions are to unite individuals and organizations, strengthen communities, and positively impact lives.

  • Day Use Fees Collected at Sutton Lake

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Day Use Fees are being collected at Sutton Lake in Sutton, WV. The boat launch fee amount will remain the same as in the past, however, beach users will need to pay the day use fee as well beginning May 2022. Only credit card payments will be accepted at that time - no cash will be collected or accepted

  • Sutton Lake Trails

    The Sutton Lake Project has many trails in the woodlands of central West Virginia.  Many of the trails are located near the Sutton Dam, and northeast in the Gerald R. Freeman campground there are additional hiking adventure trails. Before starting your hike, be sure and check out West Virginia’s native plant species in our new pollinator garden located near Sutton Dam.

  • Native Pollinator Garden at Sutton Lake

    Pollinators and plants are inextricably linked.  A population decline of one would result in a population decline of the other. For that reason, Sutton Lake in Sutton, WV, has formed a partnership with a local garden club to create a native pollinator garden featuring plant species native to West Virginia.

  • Life Jacket Loaner Station

    A life jacket is essential gear near or around water and is used for keeping a person afloat.  The Sutton Lake Project received Sea Tow Foundation Life Jackets for the 2020 boating season and built a Life Jacket Loaner Station.  The Sutton Lake Life Jacket Loaner Station was placed at Bee Run beach area to be available to anyone needing a life jacket. 

  • Sutton Waterline Project

    Sutton crews place a waterline vault in the downstream area of Sutton Dam. This was a major portion of a two-phase waterline project for the Sutton Dam, office, maintenance area, and the downstream recreation area. It replaces the old waterline supplying those areas.

  • Sutton Lake to Temporarily Lower Winter Pool Level

    SUTTON, W.Va. - - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Sutton Lake will temporarily lower the winter pool level an additional 30 feet (to elevation 865 feet) for two weeks beginning Dec. 1, 2019, to complete a required maintenance dive of the dam.

  • Sutton Lake Biological Surveys

    Huntington District's Water Quality Team, EC-GW-W cooperated with the WV DNR, WV DEP, and the USFWS downstream of Sutton Lake on the Elk River to maximize opportunities related to the shutdown of the outflow for the scheduled PI. Flow was shut down at the dam in order to allow inspections of the tunnels and outlet structure by USACE personnel. Staff from the separate state and federal resource agencies worked together to conduct both fish surveys and mussel assessments downstream of the dam. The combination of the shutdown and the surveys drew a crowd and allowed a great opportunity for outreach to our stakeholders.