North Branch Raritan River near Far Hills NJ
North Branch Raritan River NJ USGS
North Branch Raritan River near Far Hills NJ (01398500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the North 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. 38 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01398500
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- NJ
- Coordinates
- 40.7083, -74.6361
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyNorth Branch Raritan River near Far Hills NJ has 38 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), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus), and 33 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Satinfin Shiner Cyprinella analostana
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Eastern Silvery Minnow Hybognathus regius
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Shield Darter Percina peltata
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Tiger Trout Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
- Eastern Mudminnow Umbra pygmaea
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
- 38 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 28, 2022 – Jul 5, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records