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 publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 20 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
01536000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
PA
Coordinates
41.3592, -75.7444

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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 2026-09-10 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

Lackawanna 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.

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

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