About
LocationWV
RegionBraxton County
Managed byUS Army Corps of Engineers
SizeLarge — multiple days
Acres13,269 acres

Burnsville Lake is both a recreational and flood control reservoir on Little Kanawha River located southeast of Burnsville in Braxton County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Burnsville Lake was authorized by the U.S. Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1938. Construction of the Burnsville Lake project was begun in the summer of 1972 and the dam was completed in September 1976. The lake project controls the runoff from a drainage area of 165 square miles. The dam is a rock-fill embankment dam rising 84.5 feet above the streambed. Top elevation is 839 feet above sea level, and the crest length is 1,400 feet. A gated spillway is located in the left abutment. The outlet works are located in the spillway section. The minimum pool is maintained at elevation 776 feet with a surface area of 550 acres. The summer pool is at elevation 789 feet and has a surface area of 968 acres. The flood control pool is at elevation 825 feet with a surface area of 1,900 acres. Many people in Burnsville and surrounding communities opposed the building of the dam since the back waters would flood areas that were at the time occupied and locations of ancestral homes. Cemeteries had to be moved and residents had to relocate. When the dam was built, there was no recreation area for local residents, with residents of Burnsville having to travel to Bulltown instead.

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Trails (42)
  • Allen Trail0.5 mi · Easy · 67 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Baker Trail2.5 mi · Moderate · 267 ft up · 1 hr 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Bennys Run Trail2.6 mi · Moderate · 605 ft up · 1 hr 30 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Big Rock Trail0.3 mi · Easy · 211 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Bogger Hole1.4 mi · Easy · 413 ft up · 1 hr · from Burnsville Lake
  • Bulltown Day Use0.5 mi · Easy · 35 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Cedar Knob Trail2.7 mi · Moderate · 840 ft up · 1 hr 45 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Chop Fork0.5 mi · Easy · 94 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Deer Lick Trail1.4 mi · Easy · 154 ft up · 45 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Downstream Trail0.3 mi · Easy · Flat · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Flag Knob Trail3.5 mi · Moderate · 779 ft up · 2 hr 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Fleshers Run Trail2.2 mi · Moderate · 414 ft up · 1 hr 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Fort Trail0.4 mi · Easy · Flat · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Gibson Trail2.2 mi · Moderate · 560 ft up · 1 hr 30 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Grannys Trail0.9 mi · Easy · 47 ft up · 30 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Hoot Owl Trail0.7 mi · Easy · 201 ft up · 30 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Indian Ridge Trail1.8 mi · Easy · 209 ft up · 1 hr · from Burnsville Lake
  • Kawlaski Trail3.1 mi · Moderate · 354 ft up · 1 hr 45 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Kennedy Trail1.3 mi · Easy · 117 ft up · 45 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Long Run Trail0.6 mi · Easy · 101 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • McCauley Run Trail0.5 mi · Easy · 146 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Old Route 5 Trail2.2 mi · Easy · 172 ft up · 1 hr 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Old Weston & Gauley Turnpike0.4 mi · Easy · 70 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Original WGBTP Trail0.5 mi · Easy · 76 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Pancake Trail1.3 mi · Easy · Flat · 45 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Piney Trail1.4 mi · Easy · 414 ft up · 1 hr · from Burnsville Lake
  • Posey Hollow Trail1.5 mi · Easy · 138 ft up · 45 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Quarry Trail0.5 mi · Easy · 22 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Ridge Runner Trail1.6 mi · Easy · 203 ft up · 1 hr · from Burnsville Lake
  • Riffle Run Camp Trail2.0 mi · Easy · 59 ft up · 1 hr · from Burnsville Lake
  • Riffle Run Day Use1.0 mi · Easy · 454 ft up · 45 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Riffle Run Trail2.1 mi · Moderate · 510 ft up · 1 hr 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Skip Johnson Trail2.6 mi · Moderate · 291 ft up · 1 hr 30 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Tail Feather Trail2.4 mi · Moderate · 357 ft up · 1 hr 30 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Taylor Trail0.4 mi · Easy · 107 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Thicket Trail1.6 mi · Easy · 361 ft up · 1 hr · from Burnsville Lake
  • Triplets Trail0.6 mi · Easy · 82 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Turkey Coupe Trail0.7 mi · Easy · 244 ft up · 30 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Warriors Trail2.6 mi · Moderate · 496 ft up · 1 hr 30 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Water Hole0.6 mi · Easy · 97 ft up · 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • Weston Gauley Bridge Turnpike Trail2.2 mi · Moderate · 384 ft up · 1 hr 15 min · from Burnsville Lake
  • White-Tail Trail3.3 mi · Moderate · 493 ft up · 2 hr · from Burnsville Lake

Trail data: USGS National Map / PAD-US, the National Park Service, state agencies, and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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