Valley Creek at PA Turnpike Br near Valley Forge
Valley Creek PA USGS
Valley Creek at PA Turnpike Br near Valley Forge (01473169) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Valley Creek 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. 43 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01473169
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 40.0793, -75.4607
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyValley Creek at PA Turnpike Br near Valley Forge has 43 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), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Snakehead (Channa argus), and 38 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Snakehead Channa argus non-native
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Southern Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Redbreast Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis auritus × macrochirus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Allegheny Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Northern Snakehead, 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
- 43 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 28, 2024 – Jul 19, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records
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