Whippany River near Morristown NJ
Whippany River NJ USGS
Whippany River near Morristown NJ (01381400) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Whippany River in NJ, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 32 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01381400
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NJ
- Coordinates
- 40.8122, -74.5119
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyWhippany River near Morristown NJ has 32 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus), Satinfin Shiner (Cyprinella analostana), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 27 others.
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Satinfin Shiner Cyprinella analostana
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Salvelinus fontinalis fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
- Eastern Mudminnow Umbra pygmaea
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, 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
- 32 species
- from 198 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 25, 2016 – Jul 5, 2026
- 198 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 198 records