Blackwater River
Stocked stream · Tucker County · Thomas
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Tue, May 26, 2026)
Blackwater River is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Tucker County, West Virginia, near Thomas. 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
- Tue, May 26, 20264 months ago
- Wed, May 20, 20264 months ago
- Wed, May 13, 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
Blackwater River at Davis (USGS 03066000) · 2.6 mi from this water
Gauge is at Davis, about 3 miles from the stocked section.
- Flow
- 64 cfs
- Falling 10% vs. 24 h ago
- Above normal for Sep 17 · about 2.5× the median daily flow (26 cfs)
- Gage height
- 1.77 ft
- Water temperature
- 70°F
7-day range 75 cfs – 222 cfs (the shaded days)
median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)
today so far (64 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 | 290 cfs | 290 cfs | 290 cfs | 41 cfs |
| Aug 20 | 184 cfs | 184 cfs | 184 cfs | 41 cfs |
| Aug 21 | 161 cfs | 161 cfs | 161 cfs | 40 cfs |
| Aug 22 | 126 cfs | 126 cfs | 126 cfs | 40 cfs |
| Aug 23 | 105 cfs | 105 cfs | 105 cfs | 40 cfs |
| Aug 24 | 93 cfs | 93 cfs | 93 cfs | 39 cfs |
| Aug 25 | 77 cfs | 77 cfs | 77 cfs | 38 cfs |
| Aug 26 | 63 cfs | 63 cfs | 63 cfs | 34 cfs |
| Aug 27 | 54 cfs | 54 cfs | 54 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Aug 28 | 48 cfs | 48 cfs | 48 cfs | 31 cfs |
| Aug 29 | 44 cfs | 44 cfs | 44 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Aug 30 | 40 cfs | 40 cfs | 40 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Aug 31 | 38 cfs | 38 cfs | 38 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 1 | 37 cfs | 37 cfs | 37 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 2 | 34 cfs | 34 cfs | 34 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 3 | 36 cfs | 36 cfs | 36 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 4 | 131 cfs | 131 cfs | 131 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 5 | 383 cfs | 383 cfs | 383 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 6 | 377 cfs | 377 cfs | 377 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 7 | 168 cfs | 168 cfs | 168 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 8 | 98 cfs | 98 cfs | 98 cfs | 28 cfs |
| Sep 9 | 72 cfs | 72 cfs | 72 cfs | 27 cfs |
| Sep 10 | 66 cfs | 66 cfs | 66 cfs | 26 cfs |
| Sep 11 | 212 cfs | 212 cfs | 212 cfs | 26 cfs |
| Sep 12 | 222 cfs | 222 cfs | 222 cfs | 26 cfs |
| Sep 13 | 183 cfs | 183 cfs | 183 cfs | 25 cfs |
| Sep 14 | 135 cfs | 135 cfs | 135 cfs | 25 cfs |
| Sep 15 | 95 cfs | 95 cfs | 95 cfs | 25 cfs |
| Sep 16 | 75 cfs | 75 cfs | 75 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: 76 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
- C & R section: stocking 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
Catch and release
3.5-mile section from the county Route 29/1 bridge in Blackwater Falls State Park downstream to the mouth of the North Fork.
Tucker County
- 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.
About Blackwater River
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Tucker County, WV
- Nearest town
- Thomas
- State Park
- Blackwater Falls 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.