Musconetcong River at outlet of Lake Hopatcong NJ
Musconetcong River NJ USGS
Musconetcong River at outlet of Lake Hopatcong NJ (01455500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Musconetcong 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. 42 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01455500
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- NJ
- Coordinates
- 40.9172, -74.6656
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMusconetcong River at outlet of Lake Hopatcong NJ has 42 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), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 37 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Blue-Spotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosus
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Redbreast Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis auritus × macrochirus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- 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
- 42 species
- from 171 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 5, 2000 – Jul 8, 2026
- 171 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 171 records
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