Lackawanna River at Old Forge, PA
Lackawanna River PA USGS
Lackawanna River at Old Forge, PA (01536000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Lackawanna River 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. 20 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01536000
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 41.3592, -75.7444
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyLackawanna River at Old Forge, PA has 20 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), Chain Pickerel (Esox niger), Northern Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi), and 15 others.
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- Oriental Weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 20 species
- from 26 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 14, 2008 – Nov 27, 2025
- 26 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 26 records
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