South Branch Raritan River at Stanton NJ
South Branch Raritan River NJ USGS
South Branch Raritan River at Stanton NJ (01397000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the South Branch Raritan River in NJ, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01397000
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- NJ
- Coordinates
- 40.5722, -74.8681
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySouth Branch Raritan River at Stanton NJ has 36 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), and 31 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Satinfin Shiner Cyprinella analostana
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Redbreast Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis auritus × macrochirus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Shield Darter Percina peltata
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Eastern Mudminnow Umbra pygmaea
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 36 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- May 21, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records
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