Buckhannon River
Stocked stream · Upshur County · French Creek
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Fri, May 22, 2026)
Buckhannon River is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Upshur County, West Virginia, near French Creek. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: two stockings each month, February through April; one stocking each week for two weeks beginning the third Monday of October.
Recent trout stockings
- Fri, May 22, 20264 months ago
- Wed, May 6, 20264 months ago
- Thu, Apr 23, 20265 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stream conditions
USGS gauge · Sep 17, 3:00 PM EDT
Buckhannon River at Alton (USGS 03052120) · 0.6 mi from this water
Gauge is at Alton, less than a mile from the stocked section.
- Flow
- 74 cfs
- Falling 18% vs. 24 h ago
- Above normal for Sep 17 · about 2.8× the median daily flow (27 cfs) · limited record (12 years)
- Gage height
- 5.17 ft
This gauge has no water-temperature sensor.
7-day range 76 cfs – 276 cfs (the shaded days)
median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)
today so far (74 cfs) · the latest reading, not yet a daily mean
Daily mean flow with each day’s low–high band, through Wed, Sep 16, 2026; today’s reading is not yet a daily mean
Show the daily values
| Day | Mean | Low | High | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | 628 cfs | 628 cfs | 628 cfs | 37 cfs |
| Aug 20 | 392 cfs | 392 cfs | 392 cfs | 38 cfs |
| Aug 21 | 312 cfs | 312 cfs | 312 cfs | 38 cfs |
| Aug 22 | 230 cfs | 230 cfs | 230 cfs | 38 cfs |
| Aug 23 | 197 cfs | 197 cfs | 197 cfs | 37 cfs |
| Aug 24 | 144 cfs | 144 cfs | 144 cfs | 37 cfs |
| Aug 25 | 111 cfs | 111 cfs | 111 cfs | 38 cfs |
| Aug 26 | 89 cfs | 89 cfs | 89 cfs | 38 cfs |
| Aug 27 | 73 cfs | 73 cfs | 73 cfs | 34 cfs |
| Aug 28 | 72 cfs | 72 cfs | 72 cfs | 34 cfs |
| Aug 29 | 61 cfs | 61 cfs | 61 cfs | 36 cfs |
| Aug 30 | 49 cfs | 49 cfs | 49 cfs | 36 cfs |
| Aug 31 | 41 cfs | 41 cfs | 41 cfs | 37 cfs |
| Sep 1 | 39 cfs | 39 cfs | 39 cfs | 36 cfs |
| Sep 2 | 34 cfs | 34 cfs | 34 cfs | 36 cfs |
| Sep 3 | 29 cfs | 29 cfs | 29 cfs | 39 cfs |
| Sep 4 | 32 cfs | 32 cfs | 32 cfs | 39 cfs |
| Sep 5 | 121 cfs | 121 cfs | 121 cfs | 36 cfs |
| Sep 6 | 115 cfs | 115 cfs | 115 cfs | 31 cfs |
| Sep 7 | 68 cfs | 68 cfs | 68 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 8 | 48 cfs | 48 cfs | 48 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 9 | 38 cfs | 38 cfs | 38 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 10 | 38 cfs | 38 cfs | 38 cfs | 31 cfs |
| Sep 11 | 93 cfs | 93 cfs | 93 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Sep 12 | 76 cfs | 76 cfs | 76 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Sep 13 | 276 cfs | 276 cfs | 276 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Sep 14 | 190 cfs | 190 cfs | 190 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Sep 15 | 130 cfs | 130 cfs | 130 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Sep 16 | 94 cfs | 94 cfs | 94 cfs | 31 cfs |
Other gauges on the Buckhannon River
Within 75 miles of this water, listed upstream to downstream.
- at Buckhannon · 12.8 mi198 cfs
- at Hall · 17 mi285 cfs
Source: USGS Water Data (provisional data, subject to revision; readings refresh every 30 minutes). cfs = cubic feet per second; gage height is the water level at the gauge, not depth. The reading is at the gauge, not necessarily at the stocked section. Normals: 12 years of USGS daily record (2011–2026), approved values. Flows well above normal for the date usually run high and off-color.
Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)
- BWTwo stockings each month, February through April
- FOne stocking each week for two weeks beginning the third Monday of October
Schedule codes from the 2026 West Virginia Fishing Regulations Summary. Actual stocking dates appear above as WVDNR reports them. Every stocked water by schedule code →
Fishing regulations
No special trout regulations are listed for Buckhannon River in the 2026 summary; statewide trout rules apply.
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size.
About Buckhannon River
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Upshur County, WV
- Nearest town
- French Creek
- Land designation
- Private/Other
Stocking dates are sourced from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources daily stocking reports. Stocking-schedule codes, special regulations, and lake facilities are summarised from the 2026 West Virginia Fishing Regulations Summary and can change during the season; the West Virginia Code and current WVDNR regulations control — check wvdnr.gov/fishing-regulations before fishing. Location details are approximate.