WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK, DE
WHITE CLAY CREEK DE USGS
WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK, DE (01479000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the WHITE CLAY CREEK in DE, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01479000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- DE
- Coordinates
- 39.6992, -75.6750
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyWhite Clay Creek Near Newark, DE has 26 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), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Snakehead (Channa argus), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Chain Pickerel (Esox niger), and 21 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Snakehead Channa argus non-native
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Northern Snakehead). 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
- 26 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 22, 2025 – Jul 13, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records