Sutton Lake

Sutton Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Sutton Lake
image_lake = Sutton_Dam.jpg
caption_lake = Sutton Dam on the Elk River (2004)
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location = West Virginia
coords = coord|38.66204|N|80.69315|W|type:waterbody_region:US|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow = Elk River
outflow = Elk River
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|1520|acre|km2|0
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Sutton Lake is a convert|1520|acre|km2|0|sing=on reservoir on the Elk River in Braxton and Webster counties, West Virginia. Sutton Lake is located just upstream of Sutton. It was authorized by Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1938. Construction of the dam began in 1956 and was completed in 1961. The dam is convert|210|ft|m|0 high, convert|1178|ft|m|0 long, and constructed of concrete. The lake was named by Congressional action, Public Law 90-46, July 4, 1967.

External links

* [http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/_kd/go.cfm?destination=Page&Pge_ID=1239 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website]


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