EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER NEAR PUTNAM LAKE NY

EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER NY USGS

EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER NEAR PUTNAM LAKE NY (0137449480) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the EAST BRANCH CROTON 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. 30 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 0137449480
Agency: USGS
State: NY
Coordinates: 41.4473, -73.5561

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

East Branch Croton River Near Putnam Lake NY has 30 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), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 25 others.

Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Bullheads Ameiurus
Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus
Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
Darters Etheostomatinae
Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
Redbreast Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis auritus × macrochirus
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
White Perch Morone americana
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Fallfish Semotilus corporalis

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, 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: 30 species; from 107 individual records
Observed: Jun 1, 2004 – Jun 20, 2026; 107 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 107 records