Shavers Fork (lower section)
Stocked stream · Randolph County · Elkins
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Fri, May 29, 2026)
Shavers Fork (lower section) is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Randolph County, West Virginia, near Elkins. 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
- Fri, May 29, 20264 months ago
- Thu, May 21, 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, 2:30 PM EDT
Shavers Fork below Bowden (USGS 03068800) · 3 mi from this water
Gauge is just below Bowden, about 3 miles from this 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 · 7.2 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 · 21.9 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)
- 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
No special trout regulations are listed for Shavers Fork (lower section) in the 2026 summary; statewide trout rules apply.
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size.
About Shavers Fork (lower section)
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Randolph County, WV
- Nearest town
- Elkins
- 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.