The lake, which is located south of Summersville in Nicholas County, is a hub for fishing, boating and rock climbing. It was constructed in the mid-1960s.

The Nicholas County sheriff said a man’s body was found Tuesday morning in Summersville Lake after an accidental drowning. Robert Ray Johnston, 59, of Paige, was fishing in the Salmon Run area ...

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 ...

Summersville Lake State Park, located off of Route 19 in Nicholas County, encompasses 177 acres of land on the northern side of the state’s largest lake.

Deputies say that Robert Ray Johnston, 59 of Fayette County accidentally drowned at Summersville Lake at Salmon Run around 5:30p.m. Johnston was fishing in the Salmon Run area and when he got into ...

Fishing in torrential rain, Ayden Minick of Mt. Pleasant, Pa. hooked into a beast while taking part in a fishing get together with friends on Summersville Lake.

SUMMERSVILLE — The body of a man from Fayette County has been identified at Summersville Lake. On Monday, August 30, 2021, Robert Johnston, 59, of Page, was reportedly fishing in the Salmon Run ...

SUMMERSVILLE, WV (WOWK)- The Summersville Lake water level is drawn down by the United States Army Corps of Engineers every 10 years to perform maintenance on the Summersville Dam. However, after ...