CHEMUNG RIVER AT ELMIRA NY
CHEMUNG RIVER NY USGS
CHEMUNG RIVER AT ELMIRA NY (01530332) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the CHEMUNG RIVER in NY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 29 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01530332
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 42.0863, -76.8012
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Fishing regulations
NY state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 1 – Nov 30 Details
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Jun 1 – Nov 30
- Daily limit
- 1
- Size rule
- 40"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 18"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 15"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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American Gizzard Shad No season data
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Banded Darter No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Chain Pickerel No season data
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Channel Catfish No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Fallfish No season data
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Greengill Sunfish No season data
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Greenside Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Mimic Shiner No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Northern Tessellated Darter No season data
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Quillback No season data
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Redbreast Sunfish No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Rosyface Shiner No season data
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Shield Darter No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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Spottail Shiner No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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White × Striped Bass No season data
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 New York Freshwater Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyChemung River At Elmira NY has 29 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), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), and 24 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Mimic Shiner Paranotropis volucellus
- Shield Darter Percina peltata
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
- 29 species
- from 67 individual records
- Observed
- May 10, 2014 – Jul 17, 2026
- 67 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 67 records