NAUGATUCK RIVER AT WATERBURY, CT
NAUGATUCK RIVER CT USGS
NAUGATUCK RIVER AT WATERBURY, CT (01208171) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the NAUGATUCK RIVER in CT, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 19 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01208171
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- CT
- Coordinates
- 41.5569, -73.0543
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyNaugatuck River At Waterbury, CT has 19 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Chain Pickerel (Esox niger), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Common Sunfishes (Lepomis), and 14 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Tiger Trout Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish). 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
- 19 species
- from 56 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 25, 2014 – Apr 9, 2026
- 56 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 56 records
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