MERRIMACK RIVER AT LAWRENCE, MA
MERRIMACK RIVER MA USGS
MERRIMACK RIVER AT LAWRENCE, MA (01100500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the MERRIMACK RIVER in MA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01100500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MA
- Coordinates
- 42.7048, -71.1531
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMerrimack River At Lawrence, Ma has 26 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), American Shad (Alosa sapidissima), White Catfish (Ameiurus catus), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), and 21 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- American Shad Alosa sapidissima
- White Catfish Ameiurus catus
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 26 species
- from 71 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 24, 2014 – Jul 28, 2026
- 71 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 71 records