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| Street View, Aug 2024 |
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| Facebook Reel It looks like 4 out of 5 of the lower gates are open |
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| BraxtonWV "The Sutton Dam is a concrete-gravity structure 210 feet [64m] high, 1,178 feet [359m] long, and 195 feet [5om] wide at the base....Sutton Dam was built primarily for flood control on the Elk, Kanawha, and Ohio Rivers." |
"It controls a 537 square mile drainage area, including the upper Elk River, and the Holly River." [USACE]
The flow from this drainage area must normally be low because the dam still doesn't have a powerhouse.
This is a 20-second video. I hope the link remains valid.
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| Elsie, Apr 2025 |
Just a couple of gates are open a little bit.
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| Dave Andrews, Nov 2023 |
I think the stilling basin is designed to create a big hydraulic jump. I can't image what it would look like if the outlet openings were full of water.
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| mike layne, Jun 2018 |
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