HUDSON RIVER ABOVE LOCK 1 NEAR WATERFORD NY
HUDSON RIVER NY USGS
HUDSON RIVER ABOVE LOCK 1 NEAR WATERFORD NY (01335754) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the HUDSON RIVER in NY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 25 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01335754
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 42.8296, -73.6663
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Fishing regulations
NY state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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American Eel Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 9"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 15"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 50
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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American Gizzard Shad No season data
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Amur Carp No season data
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Banded Killifish No season data
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Blueback Shad No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Channel Catfish No season data
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Common Logperch No season data
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Common Sunfishes No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Eastern Banded Killifish No season data
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Eastern Blacknose Dace No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Redbreast Sunfish No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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White Perch No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead No season data
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/New_York
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the New York Freshwater Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyHudson River Above Lock 1 Near Waterford NY has 25 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Blueback Shad (Alosa aestivalis), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), and 20 others.
- Blueback Shad Alosa aestivalis
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp, Round Goby). 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
- 25 species
- from 55 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 9, 2015 – Jul 16, 2026
- 55 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 55 records