Lehigh River at Lehighton, PA
Lehigh River PA USGS
Lehigh River at Lehighton, PA (01449000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Lehigh River in PA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 27 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01449000
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 40.8293, -75.7052
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyLehigh River at Lehighton, PA has 27 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), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Eastern Creek Chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus), and 22 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
- Pikes Esox
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Tiger Trout Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Salvelinus fontinalis fontinalis
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
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
- 27 species
- from 159 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 18, 2014 – Jul 5, 2026
- 159 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 159 records
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