East Branch Big Elk Creek at Forestville, PA

East Branch Big Elk Creek PA USGS

East Branch Big Elk Creek at Forestville, PA (01494850) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the East Branch Big Elk 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. 21 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 01494850
Agency: USGS
State: PA
Coordinates: 39.8223, -75.8969

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

East Branch Big Elk Creek at Forestville, PA has 21 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Snakehead (Channa argus), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), and 16 others.

American Eel Anguilla rostrata
Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Northern Snakehead Channa argus non-native
Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
Blue Ridge Sculpin Cottus caeruleomentum
Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
River Chub Nocomis micropogon
Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
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: 21 species; from 50 individual records
Observed: Aug 21, 2019 – Jul 4, 2026; 50 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 50 records