EAST BRANCH SWIFT RIVER NEAR HARDWICK, MA
EAST BRANCH SWIFT RIVER MA USGS
EAST BRANCH SWIFT RIVER NEAR HARDWICK, MA (01174500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the EAST BRANCH SWIFT RIVER in MA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01174500
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- MA
- Coordinates
- 42.3934, -72.2384
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyEast Branch Swift River Near Hardwick, MA has 22 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), American Pickerel (Esox americanus), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Chain Pickerel (Esox niger), and 17 others.
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 22 species
- from 65 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 22, 2017 – Jun 14, 2026
- 65 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 65 records