North Branch Raritan River at North Branch NJ

North Branch Raritan River NJ USGS

North Branch Raritan River at North Branch NJ (01399830) is a real-time river monitoring station on the North Branch Raritan River in NJ, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 37 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
01399830
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
NJ
Coordinates
40.6000, -74.6739

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

North Branch Raritan River At North Branch Nj has 37 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), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 32 others.

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
37 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Jun 4, 2023 – Aug 14, 2026
200 dated records

Sources