Left Fork Buckhannon River (rail stocking)
Stocked stream · Upshur County · Hemlock
Last stocked: over a year ago (Mon, Apr 28, 2025)
Left Fork Buckhannon River (rail stocking) is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Upshur County, West Virginia, near Hemlock. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: stocking frequency varies.
Recent trout stockings
- Mon, Apr 28, 2025over a year ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stream conditions
Latest reading Sep 17, 6:40 AM EDT — our updates are running behind
Buckhannon River at Alton (USGS 03052120) · 4 mi from this water
Gauge is at Alton, on the main stem about 4 miles below the Left Fork; it reads the combined flow of both forks.
7-day range 76 cfs – 276 cfs (the shaded days)
median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)
Daily mean flow with each day’s low–high band (through Tue, Sep 15, 2026)
Above normal for Sep 15 · about 4× the median daily flow (32 cfs) · limited record (12 years)
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 |
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)
- VStocking frequency varies
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 Left Fork Buckhannon River (rail stocking) in the 2026 summary; statewide trout rules apply.
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size.
About Left Fork Buckhannon River (rail stocking)
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Upshur County, WV
- Nearest town
- Hemlock
- 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.