WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER AT HALE EDDY NY
WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER NY USGS
WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER AT HALE EDDY NY (01426500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER in NY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and water temperature and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 9 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01426500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 42.0030, -75.3835
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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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American Eel Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 9"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Blacknose Dace No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Cutlip Minnow No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Shield Darter No season data
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Tessellated Darter No season data
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White Sucker No season data
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 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 Delaware River At Hale Eddy NY has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 2614210). The dataset includes 9 species with recorded observations.
Species include: american eel (Anguilla rostrata), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi), cutlip minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua), common shiner (Luxilus cornutus), and 4 others.
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Shield Darter Percina peltata
- Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
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
- 9 species
- from 9 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 7, 2005 – Jul 7, 2005
- 9 dated records
Sources
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