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
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
PA
Coordinates
39.8223, -75.8969

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Fishing regulations

PA state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

PA state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.
General area restrictions

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/New_York

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Pennsylvania Fishing Summary before fishing.

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.

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