The Williams River is a freestone river in West Virginia, listed as Delayed Harvest by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow.
Williams River is a freestone river in West Virginia.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Williams River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Williams River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Williams River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Catch and releaseThe Elk River at the Clendenin access, West Virginia (downstream of the trout water near Webster Springs). Photo: Jcyoung1981 2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Cranberry RiverThe Jackson River in the Hidden Valley, Bath County, Virginia. Photo: Nyttend, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cranberry River.
West Virginia · about 6 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Middle Fork Williams RiverThe Savage River from the Allegany Bridge, Savage River State Forest. Photo: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Middle Fork Williams River.
West Virginia · about 10 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not North Fork Cherry RiverThe Smith River in the evening, Henry County, Virginia. Photo: MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork Cherry River.
West Virginia · about 11 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Dogway ForkThe Dan River at Danville, Virginia. Photo: MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Dogway Fork.
West Virginia · about 13 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not North Fork Cranberry RiverSouth Holston Dam releasing into the South Holston River tailwater, near Bristol, Tennessee. Photo: Tennessee Valley Authority, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork Cranberry River.
West Virginia · about 14 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Delayed Harvest Streams list (West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
19.6 of 31.9 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
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A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge WILLIAMS RIVER AT DYER, WV. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
At WILLIAMS RIVER AT DYER, WV (USGS 03186500) Provisional USGS data
USGS 03186500 · NWS DYRW2
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST; ranging 54.9 to 82.1 ft³/s; latest 56.2 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM EST | 54.9 | 1.34 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM EST | 56.2 | 1.35 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM EST | 57.5 | 1.36 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM EST | 58.8 | 1.37 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM EST | 60.1 | 1.38 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM EST | 60.1 | 1.38 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM EST | 60.1 | 1.38 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM EST | 60.1 | 1.38 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM EST | 60.1 | 1.38 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM EST | 60.1 | 1.38 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM EST | 60.1 | 1.38 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM EST | 60.1 | 1.38 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM EST | 61.5 | 1.39 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM EST | 61.5 | 1.39 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM EST | 61.5 | 1.39 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM EST | 61.5 | 1.39 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM EST | 61.5 | 1.39 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM EST | 61.5 | 1.39 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM EST | 61.5 | 1.39 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM EST | 62.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM EST | 62.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM EST | 62.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM EST | 62.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM EST | 62.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM EST | 62.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM EST | 62.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM EST | 62.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM EST | 64.2 | 1.41 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM EST | 64.2 | 1.41 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM EST | 64.2 | 1.41 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM EST | 64.2 | 1.41 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM EST | 64.2 | 1.41 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM EST | 64.2 | 1.41 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM EST | 64.2 | 1.41 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM EST | 64.2 | 1.41 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM EST | 65.6 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM EST | 65.6 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM EST | 65.6 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM EST | 65.6 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM EST | 65.6 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM EST | 65.6 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM EST | 65.6 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM EST | 65.6 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM EST | 67 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM EST | 67 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM EST | 67 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EST | 67 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EDT | 68.5 | 1.44 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM EDT | 68.5 | 1.44 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM EDT | 68.5 | 1.44 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM EDT | 68.5 | 1.44 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM EDT | 68.5 | 1.44 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM EDT | 69.9 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM EDT | 69.9 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM EDT | 69.9 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM EDT | 69.9 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM EDT | 69.9 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM EDT | 69.9 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM EDT | 69.9 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM EDT | 71.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM EDT | 71.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM EDT | 71.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM EDT | 71.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM EDT | 71.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM EDT | 71.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM EDT | 71.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM EDT | 71.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM EDT | 72.9 | 1.47 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM EDT | 72.9 | 1.47 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM EDT | 72.9 | 1.47 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM EDT | 72.9 | 1.47 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM EDT | 72.9 | 1.47 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM EDT | 74.4 | 1.48 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM EDT | 74.4 | 1.48 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM EDT | 74.4 | 1.48 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM EDT | 74.4 | 1.48 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM EDT | 74.4 | 1.48 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM EDT | 75.9 | 1.49 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM EDT | 75.9 | 1.49 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM EDT | 75.9 | 1.49 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM EDT | 75.9 | 1.49 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM EDT | 75.9 | 1.49 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM EDT | 77.4 | 1.5 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM EDT | 77.4 | 1.5 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM EDT | 77.4 | 1.5 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM EDT | 77.4 | 1.5 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM EDT | 77.4 | 1.5 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM EDT | 79 | 1.51 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM EDT | 79 | 1.51 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM EDT | 77.4 | 1.5 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM EDT | 79 | 1.51 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM EDT | 79 | 1.51 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM EDT | 79 | 1.51 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM EDT | 79 | 1.51 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM EDT | 79 | 1.51 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM EDT | 80.6 | 1.52 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM EDT | 80.6 | 1.52 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM EDT | 80.6 | 1.52 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT | 80.6 | 1.52 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM EDT | 80.6 | 1.52 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT | 80.6 | 1.52 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT | 82.1 | 1.53 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 1.53 |
Normal for Nov 5: 77–321 ft³/s (middle half of 97 years of record). Now: 56.2 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 56.2 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 97 years of record (1930–2026): 10th 22, 25th 77, median 154, 75th 321, 90th 534 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 2.4 ft³/s, highest 6,020 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+2.4% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 1.35 ft stage at Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST (NWS gauge DYRW2; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. West Virginia DNR publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a West Virginia rule: 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Williams River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:18 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Running well nowThe Elk River at the Clendenin access, West Virginia (downstream of the trout water near Webster Springs). Photo: Jcyoung1981 2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Cranberry RiverThe Jackson River in the Hidden Valley, Bath County, Virginia. Photo: Nyttend, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cranberry River.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Middle Fork Williams RiverThe Savage River from the Allegany Bridge, Savage River State Forest. Photo: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Middle Fork Williams River.
West Virginia · about 10 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not North Fork Cherry RiverThe Smith River in the evening, Henry County, Virginia. Photo: MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork Cherry River.
West Virginia · about 11 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Dogway ForkThe Dan River at Danville, Virginia. Photo: MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Dogway Fork.
West Virginia · about 13 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not North Fork Cranberry RiverSouth Holston Dam releasing into the South Holston River tailwater, near Bristol, Tennessee. Photo: Tennessee Valley Authority, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork Cranberry River.
West Virginia · about 14 mi
Diana, West Virginia
Fish camp · 13 mi
