OWS Safe at Summersville Lake, West Virginia?

I asked in the State forums, but the lack of response has me thinking that triathletes don't live in WV.

I'm headed to the New River Gorge in WV for some Rock Climbing, but need to keep training for IMAZ while I'm there 9 weeks to go!).  It's been a few years since I've been there...but I was thinking of doing an OWS at Summersville lake while my friends climb.  I know it's really a dammed river...Is it nuts to just head off across and down the lake and back to get in a couple miles?  Boat traffic? Weird, dangerous currents?  Mythical sea-monsters?  Sudden dam releases sucking me down the Gauley river?  As far as boat traffic..I swim with towing an orange bouy for visibility.