Aerial photography of Sutton Dam, in the hills of central West Virginia during late fall. According to wiki, Sutton Lake is a 1,520-acre 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.