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Tygart Lake Tailwaters

Stocked stream · Taylor County · Grafton

Last stocked: 4 months ago (Wed, May 6, 2026)

Tygart Lake Tailwaters is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Taylor County, West Virginia, near Grafton. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: one stocking each month, February through May; one stocking each week for two weeks beginning the third Monday of October.

Recent trout stockings

  1. Wed, May 6, 20264 months ago
  2. Wed, Apr 1, 20266 months ago
  3. Wed, Mar 11, 20266 months ago

Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.

Stream conditions

USGS gauge · Sep 17, 5:15 PM EDT

Tygart Valley River at Tygart Dam near Grafton (USGS 03056000) · 2.8 mi from this water

Gauge is at Tygart Dam, on the tailwater.

Flow
3,410 cfs
Steady vs. 24 h ago
Much above normal for Sep 17 · about 5× the median daily flow (632 cfs)
Gage height
8.60 ft
Water temperature
73°F

7-day range 1,150 cfs – 3,760 cfs (the shaded days)

median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)

today so far (3,410 cfs) · the latest reading, not yet a daily mean

Daily mean flow with each day’s low–high band, through Thu, Sep 17, 2026; today’s reading is not yet a daily mean

Chart range
Aug 19: 17,000 cfs · median 545 cfsAug 20: 16,600 cfs · median 547 cfsAug 21: 14,900 cfs · median 557 cfsAug 22: 12,200 cfs · median 560 cfsAug 23: 8,200 cfs · median 573 cfsAug 24: 3,230 cfs · median 574 cfsAug 25: 1,610 cfs · median 580 cfsAug 26: 1,080 cfs · median 580 cfsAug 27: 787 cfs · median 582 cfsAug 28: 682 cfs · median 586 cfsAug 29: 645 cfs · median 590 cfsAug 30: 650 cfs · median 590 cfsAug 31: 650 cfs · median 590 cfsSep 1: 645 cfs · median 595 cfsSep 2: 631 cfs · median 600 cfsSep 3: 634 cfs · median 601 cfsSep 4: 610 cfs · median 604 cfsSep 5: 578 cfs · median 611 cfsSep 6: 615 cfs · median 639 cfsSep 7: 2,220 cfs · median 645 cfsSep 8: 3,050 cfs · median 645 cfsSep 9: 1,490 cfs · median 645 cfsSep 10: 1,160 cfs · median 642 cfsSep 11: 1,150 cfs · median 639 cfsSep 12: 1,150 cfs · median 636 cfsSep 13: 1,650 cfs · median 634 cfsSep 14: 3,250 cfs · median 632 cfsSep 15: 3,760 cfs · median 632 cfsSep 16: 3,750 cfs · median 632 cfsSep 17 so far: 3,410 cfs (the latest reading, not yet a daily mean)
Sep 11: 1,150 cfs · median 639 cfsSep 12: 1,150 cfs · median 636 cfsSep 13: 1,650 cfs · median 634 cfsSep 14: 3,250 cfs · median 632 cfsSep 15: 3,760 cfs · median 632 cfsSep 16: 3,750 cfs · median 632 cfsSep 17 so far: 3,410 cfs (the latest reading, not yet a daily mean)
Show the daily values
Daily mean, low and high flow at the gauge, cubic feet per second, with the median daily flow for each date from USGS normals
DayMeanLowHighMedian
Aug 1917,000 cfs17,000 cfs17,000 cfs545 cfs
Aug 2016,600 cfs16,600 cfs16,600 cfs547 cfs
Aug 2114,900 cfs14,900 cfs14,900 cfs557 cfs
Aug 2212,200 cfs12,200 cfs12,200 cfs560 cfs
Aug 238,200 cfs8,200 cfs8,200 cfs573 cfs
Aug 243,230 cfs3,230 cfs3,230 cfs574 cfs
Aug 251,610 cfs1,610 cfs1,610 cfs580 cfs
Aug 261,080 cfs1,080 cfs1,080 cfs580 cfs
Aug 27787 cfs787 cfs787 cfs582 cfs
Aug 28682 cfs682 cfs682 cfs586 cfs
Aug 29645 cfs645 cfs645 cfs590 cfs
Aug 30650 cfs650 cfs650 cfs590 cfs
Aug 31650 cfs650 cfs650 cfs590 cfs
Sep 1645 cfs645 cfs645 cfs595 cfs
Sep 2631 cfs631 cfs631 cfs600 cfs
Sep 3634 cfs634 cfs634 cfs601 cfs
Sep 4610 cfs610 cfs610 cfs604 cfs
Sep 5578 cfs578 cfs578 cfs611 cfs
Sep 6615 cfs615 cfs615 cfs639 cfs
Sep 72,220 cfs2,220 cfs2,220 cfs645 cfs
Sep 83,050 cfs3,050 cfs3,050 cfs645 cfs
Sep 91,490 cfs1,490 cfs1,490 cfs645 cfs
Sep 101,160 cfs1,160 cfs1,160 cfs642 cfs
Sep 111,150 cfs1,150 cfs1,150 cfs639 cfs
Sep 121,150 cfs1,150 cfs1,150 cfs636 cfs
Sep 131,650 cfs1,650 cfs1,650 cfs634 cfs
Sep 143,250 cfs3,250 cfs3,250 cfs632 cfs
Sep 153,760 cfs3,760 cfs3,760 cfs632 cfs
Sep 163,750 cfs3,750 cfs3,750 cfs632 cfs

Other gauges on the Tygart Valley River

Within 75 miles of this water, listed upstream to downstream.

  • near Dailey · 33.3 mi47 cfs
  • at Belington · 17.8 mi213 cfs
  • at Philippi · 9.1 mi689 cfs
  • at Colfax · 12.5 mi3,660 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: 53 years of USGS daily record (1950–2024), approved values. Flows well above normal for the date usually run high and off-color.

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Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)

  • MOne stocking each month, February through May
  • 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 Tygart Lake Tailwaters in the 2026 summary; statewide trout rules apply.

Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size.

About Tygart Lake Tailwaters

Type
Stream
County
Taylor County, WV
Nearest town
Grafton
State Park
Tygart Lake State Park

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.