Schuylkill River at Pottstown, PA
Schuylkill River PA USGS
Schuylkill River at Pottstown, PA (01472000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Schuylkill 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. 24 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01472000
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 40.2418, -75.6516
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySchuylkill River at Pottstown, PA has 24 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), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), and 19 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Allegheny Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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
- 24 species
- from 43 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 14, 2018 – May 16, 2026
- 43 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 43 records