Burnsville Tailwaters
Stocked stream · Braxton County · Napier
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Tue, May 19, 2026)
Burnsville Tailwaters is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Braxton County, West Virginia, near Napier. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: two stockings each month, February through April.
Recent trout stockings
- Tue, May 19, 20264 months ago
- Fri, May 8, 20264 months ago
- Sat, Apr 25, 20265 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stream conditions
USGS gauge · Sep 17, 2:50 PM EDT
Little Kanawha River at Burnsville (USGS 03151600) · 6 mi from this water
Gauge is at Burnsville, about 6 miles below the dam; it reads the tailwater release.
- Flow
- 144 cfs
- Falling 26% vs. 24 h ago
- Above normal for Sep 17 · about 6× the median daily flow (24 cfs) · limited record (8 years)
- Gage height
- 3.86 ft
- Water temperature
- 74°F
- at Palestine · 46.3 mi downstream
7-day range 295 cfs – 2,320 cfs (the shaded days)
median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)
today so far (144 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 | 2,030 cfs | 2,030 cfs | 2,030 cfs | 28 cfs |
| Aug 20 | 1,890 cfs | 1,890 cfs | 1,890 cfs | 27 cfs |
| Aug 21 | 1,270 cfs | 1,270 cfs | 1,270 cfs | 25 cfs |
| Aug 22 | 431 cfs | 431 cfs | 431 cfs | 24 cfs |
| Aug 23 | 382 cfs | 382 cfs | 382 cfs | 22 cfs |
| Aug 24 | 215 cfs | 215 cfs | 215 cfs | 22 cfs |
| Aug 25 | 145 cfs | 145 cfs | 145 cfs | 21 cfs |
| Aug 26 | 99 cfs | 99 cfs | 99 cfs | 20 cfs |
| Aug 27 | 69 cfs | 69 cfs | 69 cfs | 20 cfs |
| Aug 28 | 68 cfs | 68 cfs | 68 cfs | 22 cfs |
| Aug 29 | 53 cfs | 53 cfs | 53 cfs | 22 cfs |
| Aug 30 | 38 cfs | 38 cfs | 38 cfs | 25 cfs |
| Aug 31 | 37 cfs | 37 cfs | 37 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 1 | 36 cfs | 36 cfs | 36 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 2 | 34 cfs | 34 cfs | 34 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 3 | 32 cfs | 32 cfs | 32 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 4 | 34 cfs | 34 cfs | 34 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 5 | 97 cfs | 97 cfs | 97 cfs | 28 cfs |
| Sep 6 | 150 cfs | 150 cfs | 150 cfs | 25 cfs |
| Sep 7 | 130 cfs | 130 cfs | 130 cfs | 24 cfs |
| Sep 8 | 77 cfs | 77 cfs | 77 cfs | 22 cfs |
| Sep 9 | 73 cfs | 73 cfs | 73 cfs | 23 cfs |
| Sep 10 | 160 cfs | 160 cfs | 160 cfs | 23 cfs |
| Sep 11 | 413 cfs | 413 cfs | 413 cfs | 23 cfs |
| Sep 12 | 606 cfs | 606 cfs | 606 cfs | 24 cfs |
| Sep 13 | 2,320 cfs | 2,320 cfs | 2,320 cfs | 24 cfs |
| Sep 14 | 1,920 cfs | 1,920 cfs | 1,920 cfs | 24 cfs |
| Sep 15 | 910 cfs | 910 cfs | 910 cfs | 24 cfs |
| Sep 16 | 295 cfs | 295 cfs | 295 cfs | 24 cfs |
Other gauges on the Little Kanawha River
Within 75 miles of this water, listed upstream to downstream.
- near Wildcat · 5.9 mi72 cfs
- at Glenville · 15.8 mi211 cfs
- at Palestine · 46.3 mi1,260 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: 8 years of USGS daily record (1974–2026), 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
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 Burnsville Tailwaters in the 2026 summary; statewide trout rules apply.
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size.
About Burnsville Tailwaters
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Braxton County, WV
- Nearest town
- Napier
- 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.