WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER NEAR CROTON FALLS NY
WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER NY USGS
WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER NEAR CROTON FALLS NY (01374701) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the WEST 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. 8 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01374701
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 41.3580, -73.6680
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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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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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Bluegill No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Redbreast Sunfish 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
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
Sampled at this station's reachWest Branch Croton River Near Croton Falls NY has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 6227290). The dataset includes 8 species with recorded observations.
Species include: white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus), bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), white perch (Morone americana), and 3 others.
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- White Perch Morone americana
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled at this station's reach
- Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
- Records
- 8 species
- from 8 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 8, 1998 – Jul 8, 1998
- 8 dated records