Marsh Creek near Downingtown, PA
Marsh Creek PA USGS
Marsh Creek near Downingtown, PA (01480685) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Marsh 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. 39 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01480685
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 40.0553, -75.7163
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMarsh Creek near Downingtown, PA has 39 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 34 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- White Perch Morone americana
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Shield Darter Percina peltata
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, 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
- 39 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 19, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records