Cranberry River
Stocked stream · Webster County · Dyer
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Thu, May 28, 2026)
Cranberry River is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Webster County, West Virginia, near Dyer. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: one stocking each week, March through May; one stocking each week for two weeks beginning the third Monday of October.
Recent trout stockings
- Thu, May 28, 20264 months ago
- Wed, May 20, 20264 months ago
- Fri, May 15, 20264 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stream conditions
USGS gauge · Sep 17, 5:30 PM EDT
Cranberry River near Richwood (USGS 03187500) · 5.1 mi from this water
Gauge is near Richwood, about 5 miles from the stocked section.
- Flow
- 43 cfs
- Falling 15% vs. 24 h ago
- Normal for Sep 17 · about 1.7× the median daily flow (25 cfs)
- Gage height
- 2.36 ft
- Water temperature
- 71°F
7-day range 24 cfs – 156 cfs (the shaded days)
median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)
today so far (43 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
Show the daily values
| Day | Mean | Low | High | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | 445 cfs | 445 cfs | 445 cfs | 47 cfs |
| Aug 20 | 292 cfs | 292 cfs | 292 cfs | 48 cfs |
| Aug 21 | 233 cfs | 233 cfs | 233 cfs | 44 cfs |
| Aug 22 | 215 cfs | 215 cfs | 215 cfs | 42 cfs |
| Aug 23 | 191 cfs | 191 cfs | 191 cfs | 39 cfs |
| Aug 24 | 146 cfs | 146 cfs | 146 cfs | 35 cfs |
| Aug 25 | 113 cfs | 113 cfs | 113 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Aug 26 | 89 cfs | 89 cfs | 89 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Aug 27 | 72 cfs | 72 cfs | 72 cfs | 28 cfs |
| Aug 28 | 141 cfs | 141 cfs | 141 cfs | 26 cfs |
| Aug 29 | 92 cfs | 92 cfs | 92 cfs | 24 cfs |
| Aug 30 | 69 cfs | 69 cfs | 69 cfs | 24 cfs |
| Aug 31 | 56 cfs | 56 cfs | 56 cfs | 24 cfs |
| Sep 1 | 47 cfs | 47 cfs | 47 cfs | 26 cfs |
| Sep 2 | 39 cfs | 39 cfs | 39 cfs | 26 cfs |
| Sep 3 | 32 cfs | 32 cfs | 32 cfs | 27 cfs |
| Sep 4 | 29 cfs | 29 cfs | 29 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 5 | 54 cfs | 54 cfs | 54 cfs | 31 cfs |
| Sep 6 | 69 cfs | 69 cfs | 69 cfs | 31 cfs |
| Sep 7 | 46 cfs | 46 cfs | 46 cfs | 31 cfs |
| Sep 8 | 33 cfs | 33 cfs | 33 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Sep 9 | 26 cfs | 26 cfs | 26 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 10 | 24 cfs | 24 cfs | 24 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Sep 11 | 24 cfs | 24 cfs | 24 cfs | 31 cfs |
| Sep 12 | 29 cfs | 29 cfs | 29 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 13 | 156 cfs | 156 cfs | 156 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 14 | 152 cfs | 152 cfs | 152 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 15 | 84 cfs | 84 cfs | 84 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 16 | 57 cfs | 57 cfs | 57 cfs | 26 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: 63 years of USGS daily record (1950–2026), approved values. Flows well above normal for the date usually run high and off-color.
Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)
- WOne stocking each week, March 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
Catch and release
4.3-mile section from the junction of the North and South forks downstream to the low water bridge at Dogway Fork. Access by foot on National Forest Route 76 from the Cranberry Glades parking area.
Webster, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties
- Fishing permitted during daylight hours only
- Only artificial flies and lures made of metal, wood, feathers, hair, or synthetic material may be used or possessed
- No lure or fly with any scent, oil, or edible enticement may be used or possessed; Powerbait, Gulp and other manufactured scented baits are illegal on this section
- Multiple-hook lures must have barbless hooks; single-hook lures may have barbed hooks
- All trout caught must be returned to the water at once
- No trout may be in the angler's possession while on the catch-and-release section
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size, unless a special regulation above says otherwise.
Baitfish restriction: possession of non-game fish and the use of any fish, including dead or packaged minnows, as bait is prohibited in the Gauley River upstream of the Route 55/20 bridge at Curtin, including the Cherry, Williams, Cranberry and upper Gauley rivers and all their tributaries.
About Cranberry River
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Webster County, WV
- Nearest town
- Dyer
- 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.