Shavers Fork Rail Stocking (Bowden to Bemis)
Stocked stream · Randolph County · Bowden
Last stocked: 5 months ago (Mon, May 4, 2026)
Shavers Fork Rail Stocking (Bowden to Bemis) is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Randolph County, West Virginia, near Bowden. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: stocking frequency varies.
Recent trout stockings
20262 stockings
- Mon, May 4, 20265 months ago
- Mon, Apr 13, 20265 months ago
20251 stocking
- Tue, May 6, 2025over a year ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stream conditions
USGS gauge · Sep 17, 2:30 PM EDT
Shavers Fork below Bowden (USGS 03068800) · 4.4 mi from this water
Gauge is below Bowden, at the downstream end of the rail-stocked section.
- Flow
- 76 cfs
- Falling 13% vs. 24 h ago
- Normal for Sep 17 · near the median daily flow (73 cfs)
- Gage height
- 3.76 ft
- Water temperature
- 69°F
- at Bemis · 3.7 mi upstream
7-day range 92 cfs – 155 cfs (the shaded days)
median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)
today so far (76 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 | 676 cfs | 676 cfs | 676 cfs | 107 cfs |
| Aug 20 | 461 cfs | 461 cfs | 461 cfs | 107 cfs |
| Aug 21 | 371 cfs | 371 cfs | 371 cfs | 102 cfs |
| Aug 22 | 289 cfs | 289 cfs | 289 cfs | 97 cfs |
| Aug 23 | 599 cfs | 599 cfs | 599 cfs | 93 cfs |
| Aug 24 | 366 cfs | 366 cfs | 366 cfs | 85 cfs |
| Aug 25 | 253 cfs | 253 cfs | 253 cfs | 81 cfs |
| Aug 26 | 202 cfs | 202 cfs | 202 cfs | 77 cfs |
| Aug 27 | 168 cfs | 168 cfs | 168 cfs | 75 cfs |
| Aug 28 | 162 cfs | 162 cfs | 162 cfs | 73 cfs |
| Aug 29 | 237 cfs | 237 cfs | 237 cfs | 71 cfs |
| Aug 30 | 153 cfs | 153 cfs | 153 cfs | 73 cfs |
| Aug 31 | 119 cfs | 119 cfs | 119 cfs | 73 cfs |
| Sep 1 | 102 cfs | 102 cfs | 102 cfs | 75 cfs |
| Sep 2 | 91 cfs | 91 cfs | 91 cfs | 76 cfs |
| Sep 3 | 78 cfs | 78 cfs | 78 cfs | 76 cfs |
| Sep 4 | 103 cfs | 103 cfs | 103 cfs | 79 cfs |
| Sep 5 | 208 cfs | 208 cfs | 208 cfs | 79 cfs |
| Sep 6 | 759 cfs | 759 cfs | 759 cfs | 79 cfs |
| Sep 7 | 308 cfs | 308 cfs | 308 cfs | 79 cfs |
| Sep 8 | 191 cfs | 191 cfs | 191 cfs | 83 cfs |
| Sep 9 | 146 cfs | 146 cfs | 146 cfs | 85 cfs |
| Sep 10 | 125 cfs | 125 cfs | 125 cfs | 87 cfs |
| Sep 11 | 146 cfs | 146 cfs | 146 cfs | 82 cfs |
| Sep 12 | 134 cfs | 134 cfs | 134 cfs | 79 cfs |
| Sep 13 | 130 cfs | 130 cfs | 130 cfs | 79 cfs |
| Sep 14 | 155 cfs | 155 cfs | 155 cfs | 79 cfs |
| Sep 15 | 118 cfs | 118 cfs | 118 cfs | 76 cfs |
| Sep 16 | 92 cfs | 92 cfs | 92 cfs | 74 cfs |
Other gauges on the Shavers Fork
Within 75 miles of this water, listed upstream to downstream.
- near Cheat Bridge · 18.5 mi25 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: 37 years of USGS daily record (1973–2026), 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 Shavers Fork Rail Stocking (Bowden to Bemis) in the 2026 summary; statewide trout rules apply.
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size.
About Shavers Fork Rail Stocking (Bowden to Bemis)
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Randolph County, WV
- Nearest town
- Bowden
- 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.